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The Ventilatory Response to Hypoxia in Mammals: Mechanisms, Measurement, and Analysis
1 Apr 2010
Abstract excerpt
The respiratory response to hypoxia in mammals develops from an inhibition of breathing movements in utero into a sustained increase in ventilation in the adult. This ventilatory response to hypoxia (HVR) in mammals is the subject of this review. The period immediately after birth contains a critical time window in which environmental factors can cause long-term changes in the structural and functional properties...
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