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Reduction of hypoxic ventilatory drive by dopamine

D S Ward, J W Bellville

    Anesthesia and Analgesia
    |April 1, 1982
    PubMed
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    Low dose dopamine significantly depresses the hypoxic ventilatory response in healthy subjects. This finding highlights dopamine

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