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Gravity and the lung : lessons from microgravity
- Title
- Gravity and the lung : lessons from microgravity / edited by G. Kim Prisk, Manuel Paiva, John B. West.
- Publication
- New York : Marcel Dekker, c2001.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Book/Text | Use in library | QP121 .G66 2001 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xii, 383 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Lung biology in health and disease ; 160
- Uniform Title
- Lung biology in health and disease ; v. 160.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Contents
- Introduction / Claude Lenfant -- 1. Historical Introduction / John B. West -- 2. Effects of Acceleration on the Lung / David H. Glaister -- 3. Lung Volumes and Chest Wall Mechanics / Marc Estenne -- 4. Ventilation Distribution / Manuel Paiva and G. Kim Prisk -- 5. Aerosol Transport in the Lung / Chantal Darquenne -- 6. Pulmonary Perfusion: Gravitational Components / G. Kim Prisk -- 7. Pulmonary Perfusion Distribution: Nongravitational Factors / Michael P. Hlastala, H. Thomas Robertson and Robb W. Glenny -- 8. Pulmonary Gas Exchange / John B. West -- 9. Exercise and Gas Exchange / Dag Linnarsson -- 10. Central Venous Pressure / Jay C. Buckey, Jr. -- 11. Pulmonary Interstitial Fluid Balance / Daniela Negrini and Giuseppe Miserocchi -- 12. Control of Ventilation / G. Kim Prisk -- 13. Decompression Sickness in Extravehicular Activities / William T. Norfleet and Bruce D. Butler -- 14. Overall Summary / G. Kim Prisk, John B. West and Manuel Paiva.
- ISBN
- 082470570X (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2001042180
- OCLC
- ocm47216648
- SCSB-4791123
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries