ReviewPhysiology (Bethesda, Md.)2013
The mammalian diving response: an enigmatic reflex to preserve life?
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76 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 188 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of HRV during diving in very cold water.International journal of circumpolar health · 2023Pooled it
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- The effects of breath holding during high-intensity land-based ergometry in swimmers.Physiological reports · 2026Article
- Medullary dorsal horn neurons activated during voluntary diving express neurotransmitter receptors for glutamate and substance P.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2026Article
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- Plasticity induced loss of apnea alarm through repeated apneas: A proposed mechanism for respiratory sudden death.Epilepsy & behavior : E&B · 2025Review
- The physiological effects of breath-holding during high-intensity exercise.Physiological reports · 2025Article
- Regulation of Cardiac Function by the Autonomic Nervous System.Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) · 2025Review
- Physiologic response to distance diving in healthy children and young adults.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Nasal trigeminal projections and medullary dorsal horn neuronal activation during voluntary diving in rats.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Skill building in freediving as an example of embodied culture.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2024Article
- Arterial dissection in scuba divers: a potential adverse manifestation of the physiological effects of immersion.Diving and hyperbaric medicine · 2024Review
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- Cardiopulmonary adaptations of a diving marine mammal, the bottlenose dolphin: Physiology during anesthesia.Physiological reports · 2024Review
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Abstract
The mammalian diving response is a remarkable behavior that overrides basic homeostatic reflexes. It is most studied in large aquatic mammals but is seen in all vertebrates. Pelagic mammals have developed several physiological adaptations to conserve intrinsic oxygen stores, but the apnea, bradycardia, and vasoconstriction is shared with those terrestrial and is neurally mediated. The adaptations of aquatic mammals are reviewed here as well as the neural control of cardiorespiratory physiology during diving in rodents.
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