Oxygen Transfer from Atmosphere to Tissues

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
Two-Compartment Analysis of $$\dot V_A /\dot Q$$ Inequality and Transient Blood-Gas Differences....Pages 75-84
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Distribution of Skeletal Muscle Blood Flow During Locomotory Exercise....Pages 87-101
Circulatory Adjustments to Anemic Hypoxia....Pages 103-115
Red Cell Properties and Optimal Oxygen Transport....Pages 117-136
Can Metabolites Contribute in Regulating Blood Oxygen Affinity?....Pages 137-143
The Role of Beta-Adrenergic Receptors in the Cardiac Output Response During Carbon Monoxide Hypoxia....Pages 145-150
Analysis of Gas Exchange in The Ophthalmic Rete of Pigeons....Pages 151-156
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Matching O 2 Delivery to O 2 Demand in Muscle: I. Adaptive Variation....Pages 159-169
Matching O 2 Delivery to O 2 Demand in Muscle: II. Allometric Variation in Energy Demand....Pages 171-181
The Relationship of Tissue Oxygenation to Cellular Bioenergetics....Pages 183-205
Skeletal Muscle Mitochondria: The Aerobic Gate?....Pages 207-213
Models of Steady-State Control of Skeletal Muscle $$\rm\dot{v}$$ O 2 Evaluation Using Tissue Data....Pages 215-219
Critical P $$\rm\bar{v}$$ O 2 VS Critical Oxygen Transport with Acute Hypoxia in Anesthetized Animals....Pages 221-227
Capillary Configuration in Contracted Muscles: Comparative Aspects....Pages 229-236
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
The Total Ionic Status of Muscle During Intense Exercise....Pages 237-242
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
An Integrated View of the Determinants of Maximum Oxygen Uptake....Pages 245-256
Breathing During Exercise: Demands, Regulation, Limitations....Pages 257-276
Problems with the Hyperventilatory Response to Exercise and Hypoxia....Pages 277-291
Structural vs Functional Limitations to Oxygen Transport: Is there a Difference?....Pages 293-300
Regulation of the Acid-Base Balance During Prolonged Hypoxia: Effects of Respiratory and Non-Respiratory Acidosis....Pages 301-311
The Effect of Prolonged Hypoxia on Striated Muscle pH Regulation....Pages 313-322
HCl Infusion Stimulates the Release of a Substance from the Blood Which Alters Breathing and Blood Pressure....Pages 323-325
Oxygen Transfer in the Trained and Untrained Quarter Horse....Pages 327-331
O 2 Transport in the Horse During Rest and Exercise....Pages 333-336
Morphometry of Right Ventricular Papillary Muscle in Rat During Development and Regression of Hypoxia-Induced Hypertension....Pages 337-346
Thermoregulation and Metabolism in Hypoxic Animals....Pages 347-351
Back Matter....Pages 353-361