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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-1-20
pubmed:abstractText
To test the hypothesis that the distribution of hemodynamic resistance is involved in the control of pulmonary capillary surface area, we measured permeability-surface area product (PS) and longitudinal resistance distribution (LRD) as functions of perfusion rate in isolated rabbit lungs under zone II conditions (n = 10) and through the zone II-III transition (n = 4). PS, considered to be indicative of functioning capillary surface area, was measured with the aid of the diffusion-limited tracer [14C]propanediol, whereas LRD was determined using a viscous bolus technique. LRD was seen to change character with increasing flow and increasing PS/surface area, becoming bimodal with low central resistance as full capillary recruitment was approached in zone III. Effects of hypoxic ventilation were studied in zone II in five lungs; it was found that hypoxia altered the LRD and eradicated the normoxic dependence of PS/surface area on perfusion rate. It was concluded that LRD is involved in the determination of functioning capillary surface area.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
8750-7587
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
845-55
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Pulmonary vascular resistance distribution and recruitment of microvascular surface area.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't