Physiological response to immersion of air-breathing vertebrates
Also known as Diving response · Mammalian diving reflex · mammalian dive reflex · dive reflex · Physiological response to water immersion
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The diving reflex, also known as the diving response and mammalian diving reflex, is a set of physiological responses to immersion that overrides the basic homeostatic reflexes, and is found in all air-breathing vertebrates studied to date. It optimizes respiration by preferentially distributing oxygen stores to the heart and brain, enabling submersion for an extended time.