Diffusion-limited, but not perfusion-limited, compartmental models describe cerebral nitrous oxide kinetics at high and low cerebral blood flows

Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 649-672

  Doolette, David J ^a   Upton, Richard N ^a   Grant, Cliff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Inert gas; Numerical solution of differential equations; Perfusion; Sheep

Indexed keywords

INERT GAS; NITROUS OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; FLOW KINETICS; GAS EXCHANGE; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANIMALS; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROUS OXIDE; SHEEP;

EID: 0032457143     PISSN: 0090466X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020798806704     Document Type: Article

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