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Diving Reflex

Known as: Reflex, Diving, dive reflex, reflex dive 
BREATH HOLDING; VASOCONSTRICTION; and a drop in HEART RATE in response to submersion of the face in cold water.
National Institutes of Health

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Mammalian Diving Reflex

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Reflex actionReflex motion descriptor
aspects of radiation effectsdiving/swimmingphysiological aspects

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2011
2011
Diving reflex: can the time course of heart rate reduction be quantified?
In this meta‐analysis of diving bradycardia in humans, we sought to quantify any heart rate (HR) reduction using a relatively… 
2008
2008
Facial cooling and peripheral chemoreflex mechanisms in humans
Aim:  Reductions in arterial oxygen partial pressure activate the peripheral chemoreceptors which increase ventilation, and… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Sex differences in diving at multiple temporal scales in a size‐dimorphic capital breeder
Summary 1. Air-breathing marine predators can modify their diving behaviour to accommodate different patterns of prey abundance… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
The human dive reflex as a primary cause of SIDS: A review of the literature
19 Cypress Point, Connolly, WA 6017. C Don R Lobban. No reprints will be available. Correspondence: Mr CDR Lobban. T he highest… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
The QT interval during reflex cardiovascular adaptation.
We examined the relationship between changes in heart rate and the measured QT interval of the electrocardiogram in healthy… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Autonomic dysfunction in women with mitral valve prolapse syndrome.
Autonomic cardiovascular regulation was evaluated in 35 women, 19 with mitral valve prolapse and 16 healthy controls. Heart rate… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
The trigeminal depressor response: a cardiovascular reflex originating from the trigeminal system
1974
1974
Effect and treatment of the diving reflex.
  • P. Hunt
  • Canadian Medical Association journal
  • 1974
  • Corpus ID: 31098156
The case is reported of a 5-year-old boy who fell into a river during the winter and remained immersed for one half-hour in water… 
1974
1974
Aspects of the relative roles of peripheral vasoconstriction and vagal bradycardia in the establishment of the "diving reflex" in ducks.
The effects of α-adrenergic (Phenoxybenzamine) and parasympathetic (Atropin) blockade on the cardiovascular response to diving in… 
1968
1968
Seasonal temperature influence on vagal contol of diving bradycardia in the frog (Rana Pipiens).
1. The influences of asphyxia, temperature, and restraint on diving bradycardia in amphibia have been considered. 2. In… 
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