Section I:The Influence of Sleep and Anesthesia. - Section I:The Influence of Sleep and Anesthesia. - Regional Effects of Nembutal Anesthesia on Brainstem Respiratory Neurones. - Effects of Anesthesia on Activity Patterns of Respiratory Neurones. - Rate of Rise of Inspiration at Various Levels of CNS Excitability. - Breathing During Sleep in Man in Normal and Pathological Conditions. - Regulation of the Activity of Respiratory Muscles During Sleep. - Electric Activity of Cat Respiratory Muscles During Sleep. - Ventilatory Responses Mediated by Peripheral Chemoreceptors in Anaesthetized Man. - Effects of Sleep on the Pattern of C02 Stimulated Breathing in Males and Females. - Breath-to-Breath Control of Ventilation in Normal Infants During Sleep. - Effects of Anesthesia on Breathing Pattern. - Interaction Between the Mechanical Properties of the Respiratory System and Drive in the Control of Breathing of Anesthetized Man. - The Effects of Fentanyl and Thiopental on Breathing in Man. - Effects of Anesthesia and Muscle Paralysis on the Mechanics of the Respiratory System. - Apneic Threshold in Intra-Operative Anesthesia. - Mouth Occlusion Pressure and EMG of the Diaphragm in the Waking and Sleeping States. - Section II:The Influence of Brain Acid-Base Environment. - Section II:The Influence of Brain Acid-Base Environment. - Interaction of Humoral Ventilatory Stimuli at High Altitude. - Carotid Chemoreceptor Role in CSF Alkalosis at Altitude. - Interaction Between PC02 and Plasma [HCO3-]in Regulation of CSF [HCO3-] in Respiratory Alkalosis and Metabolic Acidosis. - O2 Sensitive Local Regulation of CSF H+ Activity. - Three Compartments Model for the Bicarbonate Exchange of theBrain Extracellular Fluid with Blood and Cells. - The Role of Chloride and Other Anions in Cerebrospinal Fluid Bicarbonate Regulation. - Depressant Effect of Ammonia on the Ventilatory Response to Hypoxia and Hypercapnia. - Section III:The Influence of Peripheral Input. - Section III:The Influence of Peripheral Input. - Slow pH Changes in Blood Plasma Following C02 Exchange. - Delayed pH Equilibration in Blood During Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibition. - Pulmonary Carbonic Anhydrase and the Release of Carbon Dioxide from Plasma Bicarbonate. - Aortic Nerve Chemoreceptors are Sensitive to Changes in PaC02. - The Effects of Changes in Arterial Pressure on Sinus Nerve Efferent Activity. - Chemical Stimulation of Rapidly Adapting Receptors in the Airways. - Comparison of the Effects of Histamine and Prostaglandin on Afferent C-Fiber Endings and Irritant Receptors in the Intrapulmonary Airways. - Stretch Receptors of the Trachea. - A Comparison of the Effects of Steady-State and Progressive Hypoxia on the Ventilatory and Frequency Response. - The Different Respiratory Effects of Inspiratory and Expiratory Stimulations of the Carotid Sinus Nerve and Carotid Body. - Carotid Arterial Blood Gas Oscillations and the Phase of the Respiratory Cycle During Exercise in Man: Testing a Model. - Significance of Peripheral Chemoreceptor Response and Adaptation in the Regulation of Breathing. - Ventilatory Control Characteristics of Conditions Resulting in Isocapnic Hyperpnea. - Section IV:The Influence of Central Interaction. - Section IV:The Influence of Central Interaction. - Central Mechanisms Controlling Expiratory Duration. - Termination of Inspiration Through Graded Inhibition of Inspiratory Activity. -Some Effects of Graded Changes in Central Chemoceptor Input by Local Temperature Changes on the Ventral Surface of Medulla. - The Central Multiplicative Interaction of PO2 and PCO2 on Ventilation. - The Effects of Inhalation of Carbon Monoxide on Some Aspects of Neuromechanical Ventilatory Control. - Effects of Increased Respiratory Controller Gain During Hypoxia and Hypercapnia on Periodic Breathing in Cats. - List of Contributors. Language: English