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Archived Comments for: Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome in 41 adults: the illness, the patients, and problems of management

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  1. Mammalian dive response may explain water exposure relief

    John Hayman, University of Melbourne

    1 May 2015

    The mammalian dive response is a complex reflex reaction to water exposure and is present in humans to a variable extent. Its effect is to reduce aerobic (mitochondrial) metabolism and to conserve body oxygen. Activation of this response may explain the relief obtained from water exposure in these patients.

    Competing interests

    Nil

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