Last word on Point:Counterpoint: Gravity is/is not the major factor determining the distribution of blood flow in the human lung [3]

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1537-1538

  Hopkins, Susan R ^a   Prisk, G Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG CAPILLARY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; LUNG CIRCULATION; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

MICROSPHERE;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MICROSPHERES; PULMONARY CIRCULATION;

EID: 45149089608     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90402.2008     Document Type: Letter

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