Citation
A. Stefanovska et al., Reversible transitions between synchronization states of the cardiorespiratory system, PHYS REV L, 85(22), 2000, pp. 4831-4834
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007
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Volume
85
Issue
22
Year of publication
2000
Pages
4831 - 4834
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(20001127)85:22<4831:RTBSSO>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Phase synchronization between cardiac and respiratory oscillations is inves
tigated during anesthesia in rats. Synchrograms and time evolution of synch
ronization indices are used to show that the system passes reversibly throu
gh a sequence of different phase-synchronized states as the anesthesia leve
l changes, indicating that it can undergo phase transitionlike phenomena. I
t appears that the synchronization state may be used to characterize the de
pth of anesthesia.