The bradycardia of the dive reflex—A possible mechanism of sudden death
Conditional ReflexPublished 1 April 1967Open access
Stewart Wolf
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It is suggested that a protective response designed to conserve oxygen may be inappropriately involved under a variety of circumstances and may be lethal if excessive or if unbalanced by opposing forces.
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