Weight is a questionable predictor of alveolar membrane diffusing capacity and pulmonary capillary blood volume even in moderately obese subjects.
Gerald S
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Zavorsky
D001810:Blood Volume; D001835:Body Weight; D002196:Capillaries; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism*; D011653:Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity