Effects of body position on the ventilatory response to hypercapnia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Effect of posture on the hypercapnic ventilatory response was studied on the anaesthetized rats by using rebreathing techniques in the supine and head-down positions. There were no statistically significant alterations in tidal volume, frequency, minute ventilati...

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Main Authors: Donina Zh A, Danilova GA, Aleksandrova NP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:http://www.eurjmedres.com/content/14/S4/63