Influence of gas physical properties on pulmonary gas exchange.
Overall, the exchange of gas by the lung is strongly dependent on the blood-gas partition coefficient of that gas and weakly dependent on the molecular weight of the gas. The exchange of very soluble inert gases is dependent on interaction with the airway surface during inspiration and expiration.
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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
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D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D005741:Noble Gases; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange
D005741:Noble Gases