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CHEST
Volume 117, Issue 1, Pages 205-225Publisher
AMER COLL CHEST PHYSICIANS
DOI: 10.1378/chest.117.1.205
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carotid body; chemoreceptors; control of ventilation; pulmonary receptors
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The control of breathing results from a complex interaction involving the respiratory centers, which feed signals to a central control mechanism that, in turn, provides output to the effector muscles, In this review, we describe the individual elements of this system, and what is known about their function in man. We outline clinically relevant aspects of the integration of human ventilatory control system, and describe altered function in response to special circumstances, disorders, and medications. We emphasize the clinical relevance of this topic by employing case presentations of active patients from our practice.
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