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  • Title: Biphasic ventilatory response of adult cats to sustained hypoxia has central origin.
    Author: Vizek M, Pickett CK, Weil JV.
    Journal: J Appl Physiol (1985); 1987 Oct; 63(4):1658-64. PubMed ID: 3693202.
    Abstract:
    Hypoxia stimulates ventilation, but when it is sustained, a decrease in the response is often seen. The mechanism of this depression or "roll off" is unclear. In this study we attempted to localize the responsible mechanism at one of three possible sites: the carotid bodies, the central nervous system (CNS), or the ventilatory apparatus. The ventilatory response to sustained hypoxia (PETO2, 40-50 Torr) was tested in 5 awake and 14 anesthetized adult cats. The roll off was found in both anesthetized and awake cats. Isocapnic hypoxia initially increased ventilation as well as phrenic and carotid sinus nerve activity in anesthetized cats (288 +/- 31, 269 +/- 31, 273 +/- 29% of control value, respectively). During the roll off, ventilation and phrenic nerve activity decreased similarly (to 230 +/- 26 and 222 +/- 28%, respectively after the roll off), but in contrast carotid sinus nerve activity remained unchanged (270 +/- 26%). Thus the ventilatory roll off was reflected in phrenic but not in carotid sinus nerve activity. We conclude that the cat represents a useful animal model of the roll off phenomenon and that the mechanism responsible for the secondary decrease in ventilation lays within the CNS.
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