Increased ventilatory response to carbon dioxide in COPD patients following vitamin C administration

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have decreased ventilatory and cerebrovascular responses to hypercapnia. Antioxidants increase the ventilatory response to hypercapnia in healthy humans. Cerebral blood flow is an important determinant of carbon dioxide/hydrogen ion concentr...

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Published in:	ERJ Open Research
Main Authors:	Sara E. Hartmann, Christine K. Kissel, Lian Szabo, Brandie L. Walker, Richard Leigh, Todd J. Anderson, Marc J. Poulin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	European Respiratory Society 2015-09-01
Online Access:	http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/1/1/00017-2015.full