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Introduction: Role of Potassium in Exercise Hyperpnoea

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It is generally accepted that ventilation (̇VE) in exercise is regulated by a combination of neural and chemical drives, but the exact nature and relative contributions of the controlling signals are not agreed upon. Current thinking suggests that this control is based on a high degree of redundancy so that no single factor is responsible1. Recently, attention has focused on the idea that a substance that is released from exercising muscle2, 3 may contribute significantly to this control. This chapter examines evidence4, 5 which suggests that potassium fulfils the criteria of being a work substance and, that it stimulates ̇VE in exercise by increasing the sensitivity of the arterial chemoreflex.

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  1. University Laboratory of Physiology, Parks Road, Oxford, UK

    David J. Paterson, Peter A. Robbins & Piers C. G. Nye

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    Yoshimi Miyamoto

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Paterson, D.J., Robbins, P.A., Nye, P.C.G. (1992). Introduction: Role of Potassium in Exercise Hyperpnoea. In: Honda, Y., Miyamoto, Y., Konno, K., Widdicombe, J.G. (eds) Control of Breathing and Its Modeling Perspective. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9847-0_72

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