Acute hypoxia does not alter inter-alveolar perfusion distribution in unanesthetized rats

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 277-283

  Conhaim, Robert L ^a   Burt Olson Jr , E ^a   Vidruk, Edward H ^a   Watson, Kal E ^a   Heisey, Dennis M ^a   Leverson, Glen E ^a   Harms, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveolus; Dispersion index; Hypoxia; Latex particles; Lung; Microcirculation; Perfusion; Pulmonary circulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG VOLUME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; HYPERCAPNIA; LATEX; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PERFUSION; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; RATS; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 44449084913     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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