The cardiorespiratory alterations accompanying hypoxia in man have been the object of much scientific study since Biot and Guy-Lussac in 1804 first observed an increase in pulse rate as they ascended to 4000 metres in a balloon. They correctly ascribed the phenomenon to oxygen lack. The data accumulated on the subject up to 1959 has been well reviewed by Korner (38) who points out that while it is possible to present a fairly clear picture of the gross circulatory changes accompanying hypoxia, the mechanisms of the control of the cardiorespiratory alterations remain unknown. [...]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.117804 |
| Date | January 1965 |
| Creators | Guzman, Carole Ann. |
| Contributors | Becklake, M. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science. (Department of Experimental Medicine. ) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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