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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI103100

ANALYSIS OF THE RESPIRATORY RESPONSE TO CARBON DIOXIDE INHALATION IN VARYING CLINICAL STATES OF HYPERCAPNIA, ANOXIA, AND ACID-BASE DERANGEMENT

James K. Alexander, John R. West, John A. Wood, and Dickinson W. Richards

Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, N. Y.

Cardio-pulmonary Laboratory of the Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, N. Y.

1

This work was done partly during the tenure of a Research Fellowship of the American Heart Association.

2

Present Address: Department of Medicine, Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

3

Supported in part by a gift from the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation.

†

Dr. West died June 29, 1954.

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Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, N. Y.

Cardio-pulmonary Laboratory of the Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, N. Y.

1

This work was done partly during the tenure of a Research Fellowship of the American Heart Association.

2

Present Address: Department of Medicine, Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

3

Supported in part by a gift from the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation.

†

Dr. West died June 29, 1954.

Find articles by West, J. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, N. Y.

Cardio-pulmonary Laboratory of the Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, N. Y.

1

This work was done partly during the tenure of a Research Fellowship of the American Heart Association.

2

Present Address: Department of Medicine, Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

3

Supported in part by a gift from the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation.

†

Dr. West died June 29, 1954.

Find articles by Wood, J. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, N. Y.

Cardio-pulmonary Laboratory of the Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, N. Y.

1

This work was done partly during the tenure of a Research Fellowship of the American Heart Association.

2

Present Address: Department of Medicine, Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

3

Supported in part by a gift from the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation.

†

Dr. West died June 29, 1954.

Find articles by Richards, D. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Published April 1, 1955 - More info

Published in Volume 34, Issue 4 on April 1, 1955
J Clin Invest. 1955;34(4):511–532. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI103100.
© 1955 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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