Experimental pathophysiology of panic.

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In this article, we review how the knowledge of the pathophysiology of panic disorder has expanded, with special emphasis on laboratory models using lactate and carbon dioxide challenges. Experiments in the late 1960s revealed that lactate infusion can induce panic attacks. A prominent feature of these attacks is hyperventilation. Because lactate infusion induces a metabolic alkalosis, one would rather expect a...

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