The trigeminocardiac reflex - A comparison with the diving reflex in humans

Archives of Medical Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 419-426

  Lemaitre, Frederic ^a   Chowdhury, Tumul ^b   Schaller, Bernhard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c Paris Centre University Hospitals   (France)

Author keywords

Brain; Breath hold; Diving reflex; Oxygen conserving effects; Reflexes; Trigeminocardiac reflex

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BREATH HOLDING; DIVING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LIMB BLOOD FLOW; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NERVE STIMULATION; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; TRIGEMINOCARDIAC REFLEX; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION;

EID: 84928411662     PISSN: 17341922     EISSN: 18969151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2015.50974     Document Type: Review

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