Why does it take about 24 hours for a full ventilatory response to develop to acute hypoxemia?
A) Initial cerebrospinal fluid alkalemia blunts the hypoxic ventilatory stimulus.
B) Peripheral chemoreceptors are slow to respond to decreased blood oxygen levels.
C) Renal compensation for respiratory alkalosis increases chemoreceptor sensitivity.
D) A full ventilatory response is not possible until after the muscles become fatigued.
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