TY  - BOOK
AU  - Elsner,Robert
AU  - Gooden,Brett
TI  - Diving and asphyxia: a comparative study of animals and man 
T2  - Monographs of the Physiological Society
SN  - 9780511735714 (ebook)
AV  - RC1015 .E47 1983
U1  - 599/.012 19
PY  - 1983///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Deep diving
KW  - Physiological aspects
KW  - Asphyxia
KW  - Physiology, Comparative
KW  - Aquatic animals
KW  - Physiology
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
N2  - First printed in 1983, this book concerns the comparative physiological adaptations of vertebrate animals, especially mammals, to cessation of breathing. These adaptations were originally identified in species living in aquatic habitats. The argument is presented that the natural divers display a well-developed and conveniently studied example of a more general defence against asphyxia. The topics considered include the diving response, metabolic and cardiovascular adaptations, variations in resistance to asphyxia, neural control mechanisms, which govern the respiratory and circulatory responses, perinatal asphyxia, applications to the human species and medical implications. The book's purpose is to acquaint its readers with some advances resulting from research in this field
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511735714
ER  -