Carbon dioxide chemosensitivity in panic disorder.
The ventilatory response to the inhalation of carbon dioxide was studied in 19 panic patients and 14 normal controls, using the Read rebreathing technique. The panic patients showed significantly higher ventilatory response compared with normal controls.
D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000503:physiopathology; D005239:Fear / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D010200:Panic / Q000187:drug effects*; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects*
D002245:Carbon Dioxide