Counterpoint: Gravity is not the major factor determining the distribution of blood flow in the healthy human lung

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1535-

  Glenny, Robb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BABOON; BODY POSITION; GAS EXCHANGE; GEOMETRY; GRAVITY; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG PERFUSION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BODY POSTURE; LUNG; LUNG CIRCULATION; MICROCIRCULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ANIMALS; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; LUNG; MICROCIRCULATION; POSTURE; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 57049138345     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01092.2007a     Document Type: Note

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