Author: Miyamura M//Nishimura K//Ishida K//Katayama K////
Affiliation: Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya
University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan. miyamura@htc.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Conference/Journal: Jpn J Physiol
Date published: 2002
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Volume ID: 52 , Issue ID: 3 , Pages: 313-6 , Word Count: 53
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.