Pulmonary blood flow distribution in standing horses is not dominated by gravity

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1051-1061

  Hlastala, Michael P ^a   Bernard, Susan L ^b   Erickson, Howard H ^b   Fedde, M Roger ^b   Gaughan, Earl M ^b   McMurphy, Rose ^b   Emery, Michael J ^b   Polissar, Nayak ^b   Glenny, Robb W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cardiac output; fluorescent microspheres; pulmonary gas exchange

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; GAS EXCHANGE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GRAVITY; HORSE; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG PERFUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING;

EID: 0029738373     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.81.3.1051     Document Type: Article

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