The scaling of maximal oxygen consumption and pulmonary dimensions in small mammals

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1978, Pages 29-44

  Lechner, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveolar surface area; Factorial aerobic scope; Maximal oxygen consumption; Oxygen delivery; Pulmonary diffusion capacity; Standard oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; LUNG; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; MAMMAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ANIMAL; ANIMALS, WILD; BODY WEIGHT; CHIROPTERA; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HAMSTERS; HAPLORHINI; KANGAROOS; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MAMMALS; MICE; MICROTINAE; MINK; MONGOOSES; OPOSSUMS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; RABBITS; RATS; REFERENCE VALUES; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SHREWS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0018123597     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0034-5687(78)90047-6     Document Type: Article

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