Unaltered pulmonary capillary surface area in the presence of changing arterial resistance

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 2 18-2, 1998, Pages

  Fisher Jr , Lyle E ^a   Cziraki, Attila ^a   Steinhart, Curt M ^a   Catravas, John D ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary recruitment; Isoproterenol; Pulmonary circulation; Pulmonary hypertension; Rabbit; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; ISOPRENALINE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG CAPILLARY; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RABBIT;

EID: 17344370861     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1998.274.2.l264     Document Type: Article

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