Jevning, Wilson, & Pirkle, 1989
Jevning, R.; Wilson, A. F.; and Pirkle, H. C. Behavioral control of red blood cell metabolism. Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Pathology, University of California at Irvine, Orange, California, USA, 1981.
Red blood cells taken from subjects during Transcendental Meditation were found to show a decrease in lactate production compared to red cells taken during a control period. This finding indicates a marked reduction in red cell glucose metabolism during Transcendental Meditation which is not observed in other physiological states and which is apparently mediated by a unique mechanism.
- Year
- 1989
- Publication type
- Collected Papers
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 3, pp. 1605–1609
- Section
- Metabolic, Biochemical, and Cardiovascular Changes
Findings (3)
During the Practice—Biochemical
Reduced Glucose Metabolism in Red Blood Cells
Transcendental Meditation · State changes with control condition · During TM
Decreased Arterial Lactate
Transcendental Meditation · State changes with control condition · During TM
During the Practice—Respiratory/Metabolic
Normal Arterial Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressures
Transcendental Meditation · State changes with control condition · During TM
Authors
- Ron Jevning, PhD
University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- Archie F. Wilson, MD PhD
University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- H. C. Pirkle, MD
University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA