Pressure, the nervous system and ion channels: are humans too complicated?

摘要

World records for apnea diving in humans have recently been awarded by AIDA (International Association for the Development of Apnea [1]) at around 250 meters (dynamic apnea diving, men) (AIDA International). The depth records for scuba dives on gas mixtures for human divers are settled at around ~315 meters of sea water (msw). In 2006, a U.S. Navy diver submerged to ~650 m using an atmospheric diving system suit (ADS), which helps maintain atmospheric pressure.