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. 2012 Mar 15;112(11):1915–1920. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00985.2011

Table 1.

The effect of fractional inspired oxygen on the transpulmonary passage of 15-μm microspheres in isolated rat lungs

Group 1: Normoxia (FiO2 = 0.21) Group 2: Hypoxia (FiO2 = 0.08)
Lung 1 35 Lung 1 20
Lung 2 71 Lung 2 25
Lung 3 14 Lung 3 112
Lung 4 173 Lung 4 87
Lung 5 95
Mean ± SD 78 ± 62 Mean ± SD 61 ± 46

Hypoxia did not enhance the transpulmonary passage of microspheres. FiO2, fractional inspired oxygen.