Hypoxia and hyperoxia both transiently affect distribution of pulmonary perfusion but not ventilation in awake sheep

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-158

  Melsom, M N ^a   Flatebo T ^a   Nicolaysen, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Gas exchange; Hypoxic vasoconstriction; Pulmonary circulation; Regional blood flow; Regional ventilation; Ventilation perfusion ratio

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; RADIOACTIVE MICROSPHERE;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAS EXCHANGE; HYPEROXIA; HYPOXIA; LUNG; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG VENTILATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HYPEROXIA; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; SHEEP; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 0032971624     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201x.1999.00553.x     Document Type: Article

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