Effect of alveolar volume and sequential filling on the diffusing capacity of the lungs: I. Theory

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 231-249

  Tsoukias, Nikolaos M ^a   Wilson, Archie F ^b   George, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusing capacity, heterogeneous lung; Gas exchange, diffusing capacity, heterogeneous lung; Heterogeneity, lung, diffusing capacity; Mediators, NO; Model, single breath DL

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG CAPACITY; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HUMANS; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE;

EID: 0034193449     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5687(00)00103-1     Document Type: Article

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