Research Area(s)
- Evolution of vertebrate respiratory and cardiovascular control systems
- Cardiovascular and respiratory responses to hypoxia
- Control of periodic breathing
About
B.Sc., (Special Honours) Department of Zoology, University of Bristol, 1970
Teaching Interests
Cardiovascular and respiratory physiology
Research Funding
NSERC – Cardiovascular and Respiratory Control in Non-Mammalian vertebrates
Selected Publications
Books, Chapters in Books, expository and Review Articles:
Smith, F.M., West, N.H. and Jones, D.R. 2000. The cardiovascular system. In: Sturkie’s Avian Physiology, Fifth edition, edited by G.C. Whittow. Academic Press, San Diego, London. Pp 141-223.
Papers in Refereed Journals:
Reid, S.G. and West, N.H. 2004. Modulation of breathing by phasic pulmonary stretch receptor feedback in an amphibian, Bufo marinus.
Respir Physiol Neurobiol 142:165-83.
West, N.H., McCulloch, P.F. and Browne, P.M. 2001. Facial immersion bradycardia in teenagers and adults accustomed to swimming. Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical 94: 109-116.
Reid, S.G., Milsom, W.K., Meier, J.T., Munns, S. and West, N.H. 2000. Pulmonary vagal modulation of ventilation in toads (Bufo marinus). Resp. Physiol. 120:213-230.
Southwood, A.L., Andrews, R.D., Lutcavage, M.E., Paladino, F.V., West, N.H., George, R.H. and Jones, D.R. 1999. Heart rates and diving behaviour of leatherback sea turtles in the eastern Pacific ocean. J. Exp. Biol. 202:1115-1125.
West, N.H., Kimmel, P., Topor, Z.L. and Evered, M.D. 1998. The role of angiotensin in arterial blood pressure regulation in the toad Bufo marinus. J. Exp. Biol. 201:2219-2224.
Ollenberger, G.P. and West, N.H. 1998. Contribution of hypercapnia and trigeminal stimulation to cerebrovascular dilation during simulated diving. Am. J. Physiol. 274:R921-R930.
Ollenberger, G.P. and West, N.H. 1998. Distribution of regional cerebral blood flow in voluntary diving rats. J. Exp. Biol. 201:549-558.
Ollenberger, G.P., Matte, G., Wilkinson, A.A. and West, N.H. 1998. Relative distribution of blood flow in rats during surface and submerged swimming. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 119A:271-277.