Does the Spleen Help You Hold Your Breath Underwater?

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Freediving - consisting of diving while holding one's breath - is a competitive sport along with a traditional occupation. Besides training, does the spleen and its reserve of red blood cell help to increase breath hold time underwater?

Read more about this research in Experimental Physiology:
Splenic responses to a series of repeated maximal static and dynamic apnoeas with whole-body immersion in water
Antonis Elia, Matthew J Barlow, Oliver J Wilson, John P O'Hara
106(1):338-349, 2021
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Many thank for explaining this spleen contraction effect. How low to hold the breath that can stimulate the spleen to release more red cells? Minimum time and optimal time?

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