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. 2018 Jul 12;9:905. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00905

Table 1.

Dynamics of sub-systems and processes related to respiration.

Sub-system/Process τ in s Frequency in Hz References
Lung Recruitment 1.8 … 10.7 0.09 … 0.60 Neumann et al., 1998; Markstaller et al., 2001
Ca2+ mobilization 9 … 13 0.08 … 0.11 Wirtz and Dobbs, 1990
Lung derecruitment 20 … 26.5 0.04 … 0.05 Haller et al., 1998; Majumdar et al., 2012
Surfactant prod./release 19.7 … 94.6 0.01 … 0.05 Bates and Irvin, 2002; Massa et al., 2008
HPV 120.151 0.008 … 0.007 Sylvester et al., 2012

HPV, Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction.