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Respiratory Rhythm Genesis: Maintenance of the Respiratory Rhythm During Normoxia and Hypoxia (D.W. Richter et al.) Reflex Control: Reflex Control of Respiratory Activity (G. Sant'Ambrogio). Peripheral Chemosensitivity: Ventilatory Responses to Respiratory and Acute Metabolic Acidosis in Man (I.D. Clement et al.). Central Chemosensitivity: Hypoxic Depression of Respiration (N.S. Cherniack et al.). Integrative and Behavioral Control: Where is the Cortical Representation of the Diaphragm in Man (K. Murphy et al.). Role of Neurochemicals and Hormones: Role of Seratonin in Airway Patency (H. Arita, M. Sakamoto). 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. 75 additional articles. Index.