The large lungs of elite swimmers: An increased alveolar number?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 237-247

  Armour, J ^a   Donnelly, P M ^a   Bye, P T P ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

alveolar distensibility; chest enlargement; diffusion coefficient; growth hormone; lung growth; respiratory mouth pressures; swimmers' lungs

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING;

ADULT; BODY CONSTITUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RUNNING; SWIMMING; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 0027458662     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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