Historical review: The carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DL CO) and its membrane (DM) and red cell (Θ·Vc) components

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 138, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 115-142

  Hughes, J M B ^a   Bates, D V ^b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood, O2, CO, NO, kinetics, diffusion, unstirred layer; Diffusing capacity, measurement; Diffusion, O2, CO, NO; Gas exchange, pulmonary; Membrane, diffusion, unstirred layer; Methods, rapid reaction techniques

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN;

BREATHING; CARBON MONOXIDE DIFFUSION CAPACITY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; EMPHYSEMA; ERYTHROCYTE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; LUNG CAPILLARY; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; THEORY;

EID: 0242489008     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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