Mechanisms of ventilation inhomogeneity during vital capacity breaths standing and supine

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 345-355

  Grönkvist, Mikael J ^a   Emery, Michael J ^b   Gustafsson, Per M ^a,c  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity, regional, lung ventilation; Inert gases, He, SF6, exhaled gas; Mammals, humans; Posture, ventilation distribution, supine vs. standing; Ventilation, distribution; Washout, single breath

Indexed keywords

HELIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BREATH HOLDING; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; THERMODYNAMICS; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; HELIUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; SUPINE POSITION; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0036158110     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5687(01)00318-8     Document Type: Article

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