Effect of oxygen breathing and perfluorocarbon emulsion treatment on air bubbles in adipose tissue during decompression sickness

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1857-1863

  Randsoe, T ^a   Hyldegaard, O ^a,b  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b DAN Europe Research Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

First aid; Gas exchange; Hyperoxia; Oxygen window; Solubility

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AIR; AIR PRESSURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; EMBOLISM, AIR; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; OXYGEN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESPIRATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73449099994     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00785.2009     Document Type: Article

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