Measuring the respiratory chemoreflexes in humans

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 71-79

  Duffin, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Humans; Hypoxia; Rebreathing method; Respiration; Steady state method

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BREATHING; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS; HUMANS; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES;

EID: 79957464128     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.04.009     Document Type: Review

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