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Effect of percentual water content in tissues and liquids on the diffusion coefficients of O2, CO2, N2, and H2

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Vaupel, P. Effect of percentual water content in tissues and liquids on the diffusion coefficients of O2, CO2, N2, and H2 . Pflugers Arch. 361, 201–204 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00583467

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