TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Influence of heliox, oxygen, and N2O-O2 breathing on N2 bubbles in adipose tissue
JO  - Undersea biomedical research
A1  - Hyldegaard, O.
A1  - Madsen, J.
SP  - 185
EP  - 193
VL  - 16
IS  - 3
N2  - Bubbles in rat adipose tissue were studied at 1 bar after decompression from an exposure to air at 3.3 bars (absolute) for 4 h. During air breathing the bubbles grew throughout the observation period. During heliox (80:20) breathing they shrank and eventually disappeared from view. If the breathing gas was changed from heliox back to air or to N2O-O2 (80:20) while the bubbles still had an appreciable size, they started growing again. If the change to N2O was done after or a few minutes before a bubble disappeared from view, it did not reappear. During breathing of 100% O2, most bubbles containing N2 initially grew and then maintained their size for a while before diminishing. However, some bubbles did not start shrinking during the 2-3-h observation period. The relevance of the findings to heliox treatment of CNS decompression sickness after air dives is discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0093-5387
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -