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A Microfluidic Model of Biomimetically Breathing Pulmonary Acinar Airways
Published on: May 9, 2016
哺乳類の運動呼吸器統合:膜と肺の設計への影響
1Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112.
まとめ
走っている哺乳類は,独特の膜機能と呼吸器の流れを示し,休息状態と大きく異なる. 移動は内臓の振動を駆動し,それは膜の収縮とは無関係に肺の換気を推進する.
科学分野:
- 比較生理学 比較生理学について
- バイオメカニクス バイオメカニクス
- 呼吸器系メカニズム 呼吸器系メカニズム
背景:
- 休息中の哺乳類の呼吸はよく理解されています.
- 移動中の呼吸のメカニズムは,まだはっきりしていない.
- 膜機能は,肺の換気の主な原動力として一般的に見られています.
研究 の 目的:
- 走行する哺乳類における膜機能と肺内呼吸器の流れを調査する.
- 運動誘発呼吸における内臓力学の役割を明らかにする.
- 運動器系と呼吸器系の統合を理解する.
主な方法:
- トロッティング犬における膜振動の観察.
- 移動中の内臓の惰性移動の分析.
- 内臓の質量の振動によって引き起こされる肺呼吸の評価.
主要な成果:
- 走っている哺乳類における膜機能は,休息状態と実質的に異なる.
- 軌道膜の振動は,慣性内臓の移動によって引き起こされます.
- 内臓の質量の振動が独立して肺の換気を駆動し,膜の収縮が内臓の運動を調節する.
- 移動は非同期的な肺換気と葉間ガスのリサイクルにつながります.
結論:
- 哺乳類の呼吸器系設計は,膜構造と肺の葉をはじめ,運動器官と呼吸器官の統合のための機械的要件を反映しています.
- 走行中の呼吸には,内臓のメカニズムが重要な役割を果たします.
- 膜の役割は,一次換気ドライバーから,移動中の内臓運動の調節器へと変化する.
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