Supersaturation by counterperfusion and diffusion of gases
- 1 May 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in Journal of Applied Physiology
- Vol. 42 (5) , 758-760
- https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1977.42.5.758
Abstract
Gaseous supersaturation can be induced under steady-state conditions when two inert gases are transmitted in opposite directions across any system comprising a diffusion barrier adjacent to a zone of limited convective capacity. This has many implications for bubble formation in vivo and can explain the occurence of symptoms of decompression sickness without decompression.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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