PHYSIOLOGY OF RESPIRATION OF HIGH ELEVATIONS.

Abstract

A hypoxic isocapnic test was used to study 40 sea level (SL) subjects. The data suggest that a high elevation environment produces a sensitization of the peripheral chemorreceptors in SL subjects. The lower the response at SL the higher the response at HA. The possibility of using the hypoxic isocapnic test as a tool of predicting the degree of adaptation to altitude is discussed.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0710327

Entities

People

  • Julio C. Cruz-jibaja

Organizations

  • Cayetano Heredia University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Elevation
  • Environment
  • Physiology
  • Respiration
  • Sea Level

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Immunology and Pathology
  • Marine Mammal Biology