Tracheal compression delays alveolar collapse during deep diving in marine mammals

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 298-305

  Bostrom, Brian L ^a   Fahlman, Andreas ^a,b   Jones, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Global Diving Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boyle's law; Breath hold diving; Diving physiology; Gas exchange; Lung collapse; Mathematical modeling; Pulmonary shunt; Seals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; BREATHING DEPTH; CALCULATION; DIVING; FORCE; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG VOLUME; MARINE MAMMAL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY SHUNT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SEAL; TRACHEA COMPRESSION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMALS; ATELECTASIS; DIVING; MAMMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PRESSURE; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; TRACHEA;

EID: 43149094668     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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