Understanding the limitation of O2 supply through comparative physiology

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 118, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 85-93

  Weibel, Ewald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Altitude, hypoxia; Burrows, subterraneous; Gas exchange, pulmonary; Hypoxia; Lung, limiting O2 supply; Oxygen, supply, limitation by lung

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GOAT; HEMATOCRIT; HORSE; HYPOXIA; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LUNG; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; EXERTION; HUMANS; LUNG; MUSCLES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY, COMPARATIVE;

EID: 0032585795     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5687(99)00084-5     Document Type: Article

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