William K. Milsom

Emeritus

We study basic aspects of the control of breathing as well as the cardio-respiratory physiology of animals living in extreme environments

My lab has two main focuses. One group of studies is directed at determining the physiological adaptations that individual species possess that allow them to live in different environments. In particular we study respiratory, cardiovascular, thermoregulatory and metabolic adaptations for life in environments with low / high levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, temperature, food and water. We are particularly interested in the neural control of these processes. Another group of studies is directed at determining evolutionary trends in the control of breathing, particularly the role of different chemo and mechano-receptor groups in the control of breathing pattern.

Bill Milsom's Google Scholar profile
Pulmonary receptors in reptiles: discharge patterns of receptor populations in snakes versus turtles
J. Comp. Physiol. B 171: 103-111
Sundin, L., M. Burleson, T. Wang, S. Reid, H. Selgado, A. Abe, M. Glass and W.K. Milsom
2001
The “hypoxic metabolic response” of the golden-mantled ground squirrel
J. Appl. Physiol. 91: 603-612
Barros, R.C., M.E. Zimmer, L.G.S. Branco and W.K. Milsom
2001
The effects of tonic lung inflation on ventilation in the American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana Shaw
J. Exp. Biol. 204: 2647-2656
Sanders, C.E. and W.K. Milsom
2001
The influence of NMDA receptor-mediated processes on breathing pattern in ground squirrels
Respir Physiol. 120: 181-198
Harris, M.B. and W.K. Milsom
2001
Time domains of the hypoxic ventilatory response in ducks: short-term and episodic hypoxia
Respir. Physiol. 124: 117-128
Mitchell, G.S., F.L. Powell, S.R. Hopkins and W.K. Milsom
2001
Vagal control of cardiorespiratory function in hibernation
Exp. Physiol. 86: 791-796
Milsom, W.K., M.B. Zimmer and M.B. Harris
2001
Vagal feedback is essential for breathing in ground squirrels
Respir Physiol. 125: 199-212
Harris, M.B. and W.K. Milsom
2001
Branchial receptors and cardiorespiratory reflexes in the neotropical fish, tambaqui (Colossoma macropmum)
J. Exp. Biol. 203: 1225-1239
Sundin, L., S.G. Reid, F.T. Rantin and W.K. Milsom
2000
Cardiovascular and respiratory reflexes in the tropical fish, traira (Hoplias malabaricus): I: CO2/pH chemoresponses
Respir. Physiol. 120: 47-59
Reid, S.G., L. Sundin, A.L. Kalinin, F.T. Rantin and W.K. Milsom
2000
Pulmonary vagal modulation of ventilation in toads (Bufo marinus)
Respir. Physiol. 120: 213-230
Reid, S.G., W.K. Milsom, J.T. Meier, S. Munns and N.H. West
2000