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J Appl Physiol 69: 1799-1803, 1990;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 69, Issue 5 1799-1803, Copyright © 1990 by American Physiological Society

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Potassium as a respiratory signal in humans

C. G. Newstead, G. C. Donaldson and J. R. Sneyd
Department of Nephrology, London Hospital, Whitechapel, United Kingdom.

Six renal transplant recipients underwent a series of incremental exercise experiments. Minute ventilation (VE), carbon dioxide production rate (VCO2), and arterial blood chemistry were measured at rest and while subjects exercised on a stationary bicycle. Four of the subjects performed a similar experiment while exercising on a static rowing machine. Within each subject, arterial potassium concentration ([K+]a) was linearly related to VCO2 and VE during exercise. The slope of the relationship between [K+]a and VCO2 was similar in the cycling and rowing experiments. This implies that the absorption of potassium by resting muscle does not significantly limit the arterial hyperkalemia seen during exercise. When VE, VCO2, and [K+]a were measured 1 and 5 min after the end of cycling there was no correlation, whereas VE continued to be closely correlated with VCO2. The relationship demonstrated between change in [K+]a and VCO2 in these experiments is compatible with change of [K+]a acting as a respiratory signal during exercise but not during recovery from exercise in humans.


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