Gravity is an important but secondary determinant of regional pulmonary blood flow in upright primates

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 623-632

  Glenny, Robb W ^a   Bernard, Susan ^a   Robertson, H Thomas ^a   Hlastala, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescent microspheres; Regional perfusion; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BABOON; BODY POSTURE; FLUORESCENCE; GAS EXCHANGE; GRAVITY; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033018875     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.2.623     Document Type: Article

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