| Literature DB >> 31577170 |
Alys R Clark1, Kelly S Burrowes1, Merryn H Tawhai1.
Abstract
Despite a huge range in lung size between species, there is little measured difference in the ability of the lung to provide a well-matched air flow (ventilation) to blood flow (perfusion) at the gas exchange tissue. Here, we consider the remarkable similarities in ventilation/perfusion matching between species through a biophysical lens and consider evidence that matching in large animals is dominated by gravity but in small animals by structure.Entities:
Keywords: computational models; lungs; perfusion; ventilation
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31577170 PMCID: PMC7002871 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00016.2019
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Physiology (Bethesda) ISSN: 1548-9221