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Metabolism > Biological Transport > Respiratory Transport
Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Respiration > Respiratory Transport

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Respiratory Transport  

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Definition

  • The processes of diffusion across the BLOOD-AIR BARRIER, and the chemical reactions coupled with diffusion that effect the rate of PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE, generally at the alveolar level.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PS6FP66L-J

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