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Airway and Pulmonary Afferents and Reflexes: A Historical Survey

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Respiratory Physiology

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Breathing is thought to be critically dependent for its optimal performance on a variety of sensory feedbacks from multiple sources. This sensory information adjusts the functions of the respiratory controller to the continuously changing demands for gas exchange and other non-metabolic behavioral activities. The purpose of this chapter is to examine the historical development of our knowledge about the reflex control of breathing and related sensory information.

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Widdicombe, J., Sant’Ambrogio, G. (1996). Airway and Pulmonary Afferents and Reflexes: A Historical Survey. In: West, J.B. (eds) Respiratory Physiology. People and Ideas. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7520-0_11

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