Effect of gravity and posture on lung mechanics

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2044-2052

  Bettinelli, D ^a   Kays, C ^b   Bailliart, O ^d   Capderou, A ^c   Techoueyres, P ^b   Lachaud, J L ^b   Vaida P ^b   Miserocchi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Esophageal pressure; Functional residual capacity; Interstitial pressure; Lung compliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; FLIGHT; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; GRAVITY; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG MECHANICS; MALE; MICROGRAVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPINE POSITION; THORAX WALL; TISSUE PRESSURE; AIRCRAFT; BREATHING MECHANICS; ESOPHAGUS; FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; MANNED; MIDDLE AGED; PARABOLIC FLIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SHORT DURATION; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; MANNED; PARABOLIC FLIGHT; SHORT DURATION;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMANS; LUNG COMPLIANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; THORACIC WALL; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 1842868483     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00492.2002     Document Type: Article

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