Proposes a novel physiological hypothesis that voltage-gated H+ channels in alveolar epithelial cells play a significant role in facilitating CO2 elimination by the lung.
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Alveolar H+ channels may aid CO2 elimination; hypothesis-generating and requires in vivo validation before any clinical consideration.
Thomas E. DeCoursey (2000) studied this question.
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