Effect of chronic ethanol exposure on rat ventilatory responses to hypoxia and hypercapnia

OBJECTIVE: The effect of chronic ethanol exposure on chemoreflexes has not been extensively studied in experimental animals. Therefore, this study tested the hypothesis that known ethanol-induced autonomic, neuroendocrine and cardiovascular changes coincide with increased chemoreflex sensitivity, as...

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Main Authors: João Paulo J. Sabino, Andreia Lopes da Silva, Leonardo B. Resstel, Jose Antunes-Rodrigues, Mogens L. Glass, Luiz G.S. Branco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2014-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322014000500360&lng=en&tlng=en