Ebook: Oxygen Transfer from Atmosphere to Tissues

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
High Points in the Physiology of Extreme Altitude....Pages 1-15
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity and Alveolar-Capillary Equilibration....Pages 19-32
Influence of Gas Physical Properties on Pulmonary Gas Exchange....Pages 33-38
Convection, Diffusion and Their Interaction in the Bronchial Tree....Pages 39-52
Comparative Physiology of Oxygen Transfer in Lungs....Pages 53-65
Limitations to the Efficiency of Pulmonary Gas Exchange During Exercise in Man....Pages 67-74
Front Matter....Pages 75-84
Distribution of Skeletal Muscle Blood Flow During Locomotory Exercise....Pages 85-85
Circulatory Adjustments to Anemic Hypoxia....Pages 87-101
Red Cell Properties and Optimal Oxygen Transport....Pages 103-115
Can Metabolites Contribute in Regulating Blood Oxygen Affinity?....Pages 117-136
The Role of Beta-Adrenergic Receptors in the Cardiac Output Response During Carbon Monoxide Hypoxia....Pages 137-143
Analysis of Gas Exchange in The Ophthalmic Rete of Pigeons....Pages 145-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-156
Matching O2 Delivery to O2 Demand in Muscle: I. Adaptive Variation....Pages 157-157
Matching O2 Delivery to O2 Demand in Muscle: II. Allometric Variation in Energy Demand....Pages 159-169
The Relationship of Tissue Oxygenation to Cellular Bioenergetics....Pages 171-181
Skeletal Muscle Mitochondria: The Aerobic Gate?....Pages 183-205
Capillary Configuration in Contracted Muscles: Comparative Aspects....Pages 207-213
Front Matter....Pages 215-219
The Total Ionic Status of Muscle During Intense Exercise....Pages 221-227
Front Matter....Pages 229-236
An Integrated View of the Determinants of Maximum Oxygen Uptake....Pages 157-157
Breathing During Exercise: Demands, Regulation, Limitations....Pages 237-242
Problems with the Hyperventilatory Response to Exercise and Hypoxia....Pages 243-243
Structural vs Functional Limitations to Oxygen Transport: Is there a Difference?....Pages 245-256
Regulation of the Acid-Base Balance During Prolonged Hypoxia: Effects of Respiratory and Non-Respiratory Acidosis....Pages 257-276
The Effect of Prolonged Hypoxia on Striated Muscle pH Regulation....Pages 277-291
HCl Infusion Stimulates the Release of a Substance from the Blood Which Alters Breathing and Blood Pressure....Pages 293-300
Oxygen Transfer in the Trained and Untrained Quarter Horse....Pages 301-311
O2 Transport in the Horse During Rest and Exercise....Pages 313-322
Morphometry of Right Ventricular Papillary Muscle in Rat During Development and Regression of Hypoxia-Induced Hypertension....Pages 323-325
Thermoregulation and Metabolism in Hypoxic Animals....Pages 327-331
Back Matter....Pages 333-336
....Pages 337-346