Table of Contents

Modelling Pioneer: Fred S. Grodins (1915–1989).- Respiratory Rhythm Genesis.- Reflex Control.- Peripheral Chemosensitivity.- Central Chemosensitivity.- Integrative and Behavioral Control.- Role of Neurochemicals and Hormones.- Mechanisms of Exercise Hyperpnea.- Hypoxic Ventilatory Depression.- Sleep Disorders.- Mechanical Aspects in the Control of Breathing.- Cellular and Molecular Aspects.- Optimization Hypothesis.- Role of Potassium Ion in Exercise Hyperpnea.- Adaption of Peripheral Chemoreceptors.