Inflation and deflation pressure-volume loops in anesthetized pinnipeds confirms compliant chest and lungs

Inflation and deflation pressure-volume loops in anesthetized pinnipeds confirms compliant chest and lungs

We examined structural properties of the marine mammal respiratory system, and tested Scholander’s hypothesis that the chest is highly compliant by measuring the mechanical properties of the respiratory system in five species of pinniped under anesthesia (Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina; norther...

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Main Authors: Andreas eFahlman, Stephen H Loring, Shawn P Johnson, Martin eHaulena, Andrew W Trites, Vanessa A Fravel, William George Van Bonn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Decompression Sickness
diving physiology
Marine mammal
Atelectasis
alveolar collapse
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2014.00433/full

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