Is man able to breathe once a minute for an hour?: the effect of yoga respiration on blood gases
The Japanese journal of physiology
Short Title:
Jpn.J.Physiol.
Format:
Journal Article
Publication Date:
Nov 30, 2001
Pages:
313 - 316
Sources ID:
31266
Notes:
LR: 20131121; JID: 2985184R; 142M471B3J (Carbon Dioxide); S88TT14065 (Oxygen); 2002/09/17 10:00 [pubmed]; 2003/04/16 05:00 [medline]; 2002/09/17 10:00 [entrez]; ppublish
Collection:
Yoga-Based Medical Interventions
Visibility:
Public (group default)
Abstract:
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The ventilatory response to hypercapnia and arterial blood gases during ujjai respiration of once per minute for an hour were determined in a professional hatha yogi. The results suggest that lower chemosensitivity to hypercapnia in yoga practitioners may be due to an adaptation to low arterial pH and high PaCO2 for long periods.