Role of the peripheral chemoreflex in the early stages of ventilatory acclimatization to altitude.

This review of ventilatory acclimatization to altitude/hypoxia (VAH) emphasizes the widely differing timescales that VAH is considered to encompass. The review concludes: (1) that early (24-48h) VAH is unlikely to arise as a reaction to the respiratory alkalosis that is normally associated with expo...

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Autor principal: Robbins, P
Formato: Journal article
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2007