Physiology of respiration: an introductory text / Julius H. Comroe

Alveolar ventilation.-Regulation of respiration-the respiratory centers.-The response t oxygen and oxygen lack.-The response to carbon dioxide.-The response to hydrogen ions.-Cerebral lood flow and respiratory regulation.-Reflexes from the lungs.-Other reflexes.-Mechanical factors in breathing.-The pulmonary circulation.-Pulmonary gas diffusion.-Matching of gas and blood.-The transport of oxigen by blood.-Blood-tissue gas exchange.-Transport and elimination of carbon dioxide.-Defense mechanism of the lungs.-Special acts involving breathing.-Respiratory adjustment in health.-Manifestations of pulmonary disease.-Physiologic diagnosis.-Artificial respiration and inhalation therapy.-Nonrespiratory functions of the lungs and pulmonary circulations.-