Abstract: ARTICLESMechanics of Breathing in ManArthur B. Otis, Wallace O. Fenn, and Hermann RahnArthur B. Otis, Wallace O. Fenn, and Hermann RahnPublished Online:01 May 1950https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1950.2.11.592MoreSectionsPDF (2 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmail Previous Back to Top Next FiguresReferencesRelatedInformationCited ByEffect of respiratory rate and size of cannula on pressure and dead-space clearance during nasal high flow in patients with COPD and acute respiratory failureMaximilian I. Pinkham, Ulrike Domanski, Karl-Josef Franke, Justus Hartmann, Maik Schroeder, Tony Williams, Georg Nilius, and Stanislav Tatkov9 February 2022 | Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 132, No. 2Airway luminal area and the resistive work of breathing during exercise in healthy young females and malesCarli M. Peters, Michael G. Leahy, Geoffrey Hohert, Pierre Lane, Stephen Lam, Don D. Sin, Donald C. 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