Oxygen Transfer from Atmosphere to Tissues [Paperback]

High points in the physiology of extreme altitude.- Oxygen Transfer and gas Exchange in the Lungs.- Pulmonary diffusing capacity and alveolar-capillary equilibration.- Influence of gas physical properties on pulmonary gas exchange.- Convectionr diffusion and their interaction in the bronchial tree.- Comparative physiology of oxygen transfer in lungs.- Limitations to the efficiency of pulmonary gas exchange during exercise in man.- Two-compartment analysis of A/Q inequality and transient blood-gas differences.- Oxygen Transfer in the Circulation.- Distribution of skeletal muscle blood flow during locomotory exercise.- Circulatory adjustments to anemic hypoxia.- Red cell properties and optimal oxygen transport.- Can metabolites contribute in regulating blood oxygen affinity?.- The role of beta-adrenergic receptors in the cardiac output response during carbon monoxide hypoxia.- Analysis of gas exchange in the ophthalmic rete of pigeons.- Oxygen Transfer in the Tissues.- Matching O2 delivery to O2 demand in muscle: I. Adaptive variation.- Matching O2 delivery to O2 demand in muscle: II. Allometric variation in energy demand.- The relationship of tissue oxygenation to cellular bioenergetics.- Skeletal muscle mitochondria: The aerobic gate?.- Models of steady-state control of skeletal muscle $$\rm\dot{v}$$O2. Evaluation using tissue data.- Critical P$$\rm\bar{v}$$O2 vs critical oxygen transport with acute hypoxia in anesthetized animals.- Capillary configuration in contracted muscles: Comparative aspects.- The total ionic status of muscle during intense exercise.- Limitations to Oxygen Transfer.- An integrated view of the determinants of maximum oxygen uptake.- Breathing during exercise: demands, regulation, limitations.- Problems with the hyperventilatory response to exercise and hypoxia.- Structural vs. functional limitations to oxygen transport: Is there a difference?.- Regulation of the acid-base balance during prolonged hypoxia: Effects of respiratory and non-respirals,