Ammonium Chloride Acidosis and Breath Holding
- 1 September 1953
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in Journal of Applied Physiology
- Vol. 6 (3) , 151-153
- https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1953.6.3.151
Abstract
To study the effects of a reduced alkali reserve upon the breath-holding response, 6 subjects were given 15 g. NH4Cl/day for 3 days which resulted in an avg. reduction of the alkali reserve of 20%. The alveolar CO2 differences between rest and after a maximal breath-holding effort were analyzed every day and remained essentially unaltered. These results are discussed in light of high altitude acclimatization studies which show a marked reduction in the alveolar CO2 differences between rest and the breaking point and where the expected reduction of the alkali reserve is similar to that obtained in this study.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Adaptation to High Altitude: Respiratory Response to CO2 and O2Journal of Applied Physiology, 1953
- Adaptation to High Altitude: Changes in Breath-Holding TimeJournal of Applied Physiology, 1953