Hsia, Connie C. W., Robert L. Johnson, Jr., and Dipen Shah. Red cell distribution and the recruitment of pulmonary diffusing capacity. J. Appl. Physiol. 86(5): 1460–1467, 1999.—The distribution of red blood cells in alveolar capillaries is typically nonuniform, as shown by intravital microscopy and in alveolar tissue fixed in situ. To determine the effects of red cell distribution on pulmonary ...