Invited review: Microgravity and the lung

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 385-396

  Prisk, G Kim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol deposition; Aerosol dispersion; Diffusing capacity; Gas exchange; Hypercapnia; Hypoxia; Lung volumes; Perfusion; Ventilation; Ventilation perfusion ratio

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG PERFUSION; MICROGRAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BREATHING MECHANICS; FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; LUNG; MANNED; NASA DISCIPLINE CARDIOPULMONARY; NON-NASA CENTER; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SHORT DURATION; STS SHUTTLE PROJECT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

NASA DISCIPLINE CARDIOPULMONARY; NON-NASA CENTER;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; MANNED; SHORT DURATION; STS SHUTTLE PROJECT;

HUMANS; LUNG; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 0034223608     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2000.89.1.385     Document Type: Article

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