Mode shift of an inhaled aerosol bolus is correlated with flow sequencing in the human lung

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1232-1238

  Mills, Christopher N ^a,b   Darquenne, Chantal ^a,b   Kim Prisk, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Convective ventilatory inhomogeneity; Posture; Single breath washout; Supine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NITROGEN WASHOUT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SINGLE BREATH NITROGEN TEST; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0036092737     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00655.2001     Document Type: Article

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