A model for red cell O2 uptake

  • Robert M. Winslow
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Summary

A computer model for red cell O2 uptake in the pulmonary capillary circulation is described. New features include the effect of hematocrit on blood viscosity and cardiac output and the precise modeling of the hemoglobin-O2 saturation curve as it varies with pH, the 2,3-DPG/Hb molar ratio, and PCO2 during oxygenation. The model is useful in the integration of many interacting physiologic variables that regulate O2 transport.

Keywords

red cell O2 uptake O2 transport computer model 
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© Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 1985

Authors and Affiliations

  • Robert M. Winslow
    • 1
  1. 1.Public Health Service, Centers for Disease ControlU. S. Department of Health and Human ServicesAtlantaUSA

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