Diffusing capacity for nitric oxide: Reference values and dependence on alveolar volume

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1579-1584

  van der Lee, Ivo ^a,b   Zanen, Pieter ^b,c   Stigter, Nadine ^c   van den Bosch, Jules M ^b   Lammers, Jan Willem J ^c  

^a Infection and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alveolar volume; Carbon monoxide; Diffusing capacity; Nitric oxide; Transfer factor

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 34249717951     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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