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100	1		_aWest, John B.
245	1	0	_aRespiratory physiology : _bthe essentials / _cJohn B. West.
250			_a8th ed.
260			_aPhiladelphia : _bWolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, _c2008 _c[1429].
300			_aix, 186 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aStructure and function : how the architecture of the lung subserves its function -- Ventilation : how gas gets to the alveoli -- Diffusion : how gas gets across the blood-gas barrier -- Blood flow and metabolism : how the pulmonary circulation removes gas from the lung and alters some metabolites -- Ventilation-perfusion relationships : how matching of gas and blood determines gas exchange -- Gas transport by the blood : how gases are moved to the peripheral tissues -- Mechanics of breathing : how the lung is supported and moved -- Control of ventilation : how gas exchange is regulated -- Respiratory system under stress : how gas exchange is accomplished during exercise, at low and high pressures, and at birth -- Tests of pulmonary function : how respiratory physiology is applied to measure lung function -- Appendix A : Symbols, units, and equations -- Appendix B : Answers.
650		4	_aRespiration.
650		4	_aRespiratory Physiological Phenomena.
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