Relative importance of diffusion and chemical reaction rates in determining rate of exchange of gases in the human lung, with special reference to true diffusing capacity of pulmonary membrane and volume of blood in the lung capillaries.

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• Publication year

  1957

• Venue

  Journal of applied physiology

• Publication date

  1957-09-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.1152/JAPPL.1957.11.2.290PMID 13475180
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