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Imbalance in the acid-base status of an organism may be due to the direct effect of changing the PC02, pH, or [HC0 -3 ] of the body fluids by experimental intervention or it may be the result of disease. Acid-base balance can also be upset as a consequence of exposure to altitude. The respiratory response to these stimuli is regulated by a number of components. Recently much attention has been re-focused on the changes in the composition of brain fluid––especially [HCO -3 ]––during acid-base imbalance, and on the possible mechanisms involved in producing these changes. Several papers in the symposium treated the influence of brain acid-base environment on ventilatory control.
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Fitzgerald, R.S., Gautier, H., Lahiri, S. (1978). Section II:The Influence of Brain Acid-Base Environment. In: Fitzgerald, R.S., Gautier, H., Lahiri, S. (eds) The Regulation of Respiration During Sleep and Anesthesia. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 99. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4009-6_17
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