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J Appl Physiol 80: 1014-1020, 1996;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 80, Issue 3 1014-1020, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society

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Role of hematocrit in the recruitment of pulmonary diffusing capacity: comparison of human and dog

E. Y. Wu, M. Ramanathan and C. C. Hsia
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235, USA.

In dogs, maximal O2 uptake (VO2max) per kilogram of body weight is two- to threefold that in humans; the difference cannot be explained solely by differences in structural features between species. We compared the functional recruitment of pulmonary diffusing capacity (DLCO) during exercise in dogs with that in humans to determine whether pulmonary gas exchange is matched to VO2max or the size of the lungs and to define the potential role of exercise-induced polycythemia in producing the superior aerobic capacity of the dogs. We compared the relationships of DLCO, membrane diffusing capacity (DMCO), and pulmonary capillary blood volume (Vc) with respect to pulmonary blood flow (Qc) by a rebreathing method during steady-state exercise in adult male human subjects and in conditioned adult male foxhounds. The slopes and intercepts of the relationships of DLCO and DMCO to Qc are significantly greater in dogs than in humans; the slopes of the relationship of Vc to Qc are similar. In dogs diffusive pulmonary gas transport is matched to the higher VO2max. The enhanced recruitment of DLCO and DMCO in dogs during exercise could potentially be explained entirely by the exercise-induced polycythemia, which is seen in dogs but not in humans.


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