Arterial Blood Gases in Pranayama Practice
1978 ◽
Vol 46
(1)
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pp. 171-174
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Keyword(s):
The Mind
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Pranayama is a Yogic breathing practice which is known experientially to produce a profound calming effect on the mind. In an experiment designed to determine whether the mental effects of this practice were accompanied by changes in the arterial blood gases, arterial blood was drawn from 10 trained individuals prior to and immediately after Pranayama practice. No significant changes in arterial blood gases were noted after Pranayama. A neural mechanism for the mental effects of this practice is proposed.
1989 ◽
Vol 49
(3)
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pp. 265-268
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2007 ◽
Vol 102
(6)
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pp. 2201-2206
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1992 ◽
Vol 263
(3)
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pp. H919-H928
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Keyword(s):
1985 ◽
Vol 59
(6)
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pp. 1955-1960
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1997 ◽
Vol 10
(12)
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pp. 2820-2824
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Keyword(s):