Vulnerability of pulmonary capillaries during severe exercise

Br J Sports Med. 2006 Oct;40(10):821. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.028886.

Abstract

The pulmonary capillaries are vulnerable to mechanical failure during strenuous exercise

MeSH terms

  • Blood-Air Barrier / physiology*
  • Capillaries / physiology*
  • Exercise / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Lung / blood supply*
  • Pulmonary Circulation / physiology
  • Sports / physiology*