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Influence of gas physical properties on pulmonary gas exchange. 1988

M P Hlastala, and D D Ralph, and A L Babb

Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.

Overall, the exchange of gas by the lung is strongly dependent on the blood-gas partition coefficient of that gas and weakly dependent on the molecular weight of the gas. The exchange of very soluble inert gases is dependent on interaction with the airway surface during inspiration and expiration.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011659	Pulmonary Gas Exchange	The exchange of OXYGEN and CARBON DIOXIDE between alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood that occurs across the BLOOD-AIR BARRIER.	Exchange, Pulmonary Gas,Gas Exchange, Pulmonary
D005741	Noble Gases	Elements that constitute group 18 (formerly the zero group) of the periodic table. They are gases that generally do not react chemically.	Gases, Inert,Gases, Rare,Rare Gases,Group 18 Elements,Elements, Group 18,Gases, Noble,Inert Gases
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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