A mathematical model describing the Hering-Breuer reflexes in mechanically ventilated cats is developed. There is good agreement between the properties of the model and experimental studies performed over a wide range of frequencies and volumes of the mechanical ventilator. There is a correspondence between the model and a periodically forced nonlinear oscillator, similar to the van der Pol equation. Brain stem mechanisms underlying the entrainment are discussed.
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