Last word on point:counterpoint: Gravity is/is not the major factor determining the distribution of blood flow in the human lung

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1539-

  Hughes, J Michael B ^a   West, John B ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VOLUME; BODY POSTURE; GEOMETRY; GRAVITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG CAPILLARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENOUS PRESSURE; ANIMAL; CAPILLARY; HISTOLOGY; LUNG CIRCULATION; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARIES; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY CIRCULATION;

EID: 45149086135     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90374.2008     Document Type: Letter

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