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Prerequisite to safe, productive sojourns to the oceans’ depths is a thorough understanding of the biological effects of hydrostatic pressure, the sine qua non of all hyperbaric environments. Of immediate and practical concern are those actions of elevated hydrostatic pressure that alter normal function in vital tissues of the body. In this chapter I will discuss experimental findings that show hydrostatic pressure to be a factor determining the rate and rhythm of cardiac excitation and the force of cardiac contraction.
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Hogan, P.M. (1985). Electrical and Mechanical Functions of Heart Cells at High Hydrostatic Pressure. In: Péqueux, A.J.R., Gilles, R. (eds) High Pressure Effects on Selected Biological Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70618-9_5
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