| Titel: | Is man able to breathe once a minute for an hour?: the effect of yoga respiration on blood gases |
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| Autor: | Miyamura, M Nishimura, K Ishida, K Katayama, K Shimaoka, M Hiruta, S |
| Mediengruppe: | journal article |
| Herausgeber: | --- |
| Zeitschrift: | Japanese Journal of Physiology |
| Jahr: | 2002 |
| Band: | 52 |
| Heft: | 3 |
| Seiten: | 313 - 316 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Abstract: | 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 |