Abstract
Pulmonary diffusing capacity for oxygen and other respiratory parameters were determined in the rat anesthetized by intraperitoneal pentobarbital, using a new type of breathing valve. The most important mean values found at hypoxia (11% oxygen) included (with standard deviation in parenthesis): body weight = 238 (22) grams, expiratory minute volume = 167 (28) ml/min, oxygen consumption = 4.22 (0.70) ml/min, ideal alveolar to arterial oxygen pressure difference = 11 (4) mm Hg, pulmonary oxygen diffusing capacity = 0.25 (0.09) ml/min . mm Hg. Anatomical venoarterial shunting with 100% oxygen was 2.92 (1.11) percent of cardiac output.
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