Nitric oxide and carbon monoxide lung transfer in patients with advanced liver cirrhosis

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 139-143

  Degano, Bruno ^a   Mittaine, Marie ^b   Guénard, Hervé ^c   Rami, Jacques ^b   Garcia, Gilles ^a   Kamar, Nassim ^d   Bureau, Christophe ^e   Péron, Jean Marie ^e   Rostaing, Lionel ^d   Rivière, Daniel ^b  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^d CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^e CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

Capillary blood volume

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD VOLUME; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; LUNG CAPILLARY; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY;

CARBON MONOXIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 67650087622     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91621.2008     Document Type: Article

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