Red blood cell orientation in pulmonary capillaries and its effect on gas diffusion

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1634-1640

  Nabors, L Karina ^a   Baumgartner Jr , William A ^c   Janke, Steven J ^a   Rose, James R ^b   Wagner Jr , Wiltz W ^c,d   Capen, Ronald L ^a  

^a University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

^b Avon High School   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MS 374 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Diffusing capacity; Finite element analysis; Lung; Rats

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS EXCHANGE; HISTOLOGY; LUNG; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG CAPILLARY; LUNG INFLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0037379330     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01021.2001     Document Type: Article

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