Ventilatory response to oxygen breathing of individuals acclimatized to altitude.
1954
J L CHAPIN
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D010100
Oxygen
An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight [15.99903; 15.99977]. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration.
Dioxygen,Oxygen-16,Oxygen 16
D012119
Respiration
The act of breathing with the LUNGS, consisting of INHALATION, or the taking into the lungs of the ambient air, and of EXHALATION, or the expelling of the modified air which contains more CARBON DIOXIDE than the air taken in (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed.). This does not include tissue respiration (
Breathing
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000064
Acclimatization
Adaptation to a new environment or to a change in the old.
Acclimation
D000531
Altitude
A vertical distance measured from a known level on the surface of a planet or other celestial body.
Altitudes
D001152
Arsenicals
Inorganic or organic compounds that contain arsenic.
Arsenic Compounds,Compounds, Arsenic
D019069
Cell Respiration
The metabolic process of all living cells (animal and plant) in which oxygen is used to provide a source of energy for the cell.