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- Title
Sex, gender and the pulmonary physiology of exercise.
- Authors
Dominelli, Paolo B.; Molgat-Seon, Yannick
- Abstract
In this review, we detail how the pulmonary system's response to exercise is impacted by both sex and gender in healthy humans across the lifespan. First, the rationale for why sex and gender differences should be considered is explored, and then anatomical differences are highlighted, namely that females typically have smaller lungs and airways than males. Thereafter, we describe how these anatomical differences can impact functional aspects such as respiratory muscle energetics and activation, mechanical ventilatory constraints, diaphragm fatigue, and pulmonary gas exchange in healthy adults and children. Finally, we detail how gender can impact the pulmonary response to exercise.
- Subjects
LUNG physiology; EXERCISE; PULMONARY gas exchange; RESPIRATORY muscles; ARTIFICIAL respiration
- Publication
European Respiratory Review, 2022, Vol 31, Issue 163, p1
- ISSN
0905-9180
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1183/16000617.0074-2021