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Pressure-flow relationships of an isolated perfused mouse lung before (empty sqares) and after (full squares) embolization. The shape of the multipoint pressure-flow relationship is increasingly curvilinear at decreasing flow. Extrapolated pressure intercept from best adjustments on “physiological” values for pressure and flow leads to spurious estimations of increased closing pressures. From reference 219
