Pulmonary transit time and diffusion limitation during heavy exercise in athletes

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-73

  Hopkins, Susan R ^a,b   Belzberg, Allan S ^a   Wiggs, Barry R ^a   McKenzie, Donald C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusing capacity (exercise); Exercise (diffusion limitation); Gas exchange (exercise); Inert gases (gas exchange, exercise); Mammals, humans

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030025914     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0034-5687(95)00028-3     Document Type: Article

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