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Models illustrating how surface area and linear intercept (Lm) may change with increasing lung volume. The n is the exponent on lung volume (V) reflecting how surface area (S) changes (S∝Vn). Because Lm equals 4V/S (3), we also have added the relation between Lm and V. [Figure modified with permission from Greaves et al. (6).]
