Breathing and sleep at high altitude

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 233-256

  Ainslie, Philip N ^a   Lucas, Samuel J E ^b   Burgess, Keith R ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Peninsula Sleep Laboratory   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Control of breathing; High altitude; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; THEOPHYLLINE;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BREATHING; CAROTID BODY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOXIA; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PH; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP QUALITY;

CONTROL OF BREATHING; HIGH ALTITUDE; SLEEP;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SLEEP;

EID: 84884202222     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2013.05.020     Document Type: Review

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