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[Gofriends] Mistake in GO structure?
David Hill
dph at informatics.jax.org
Mon Jan 17 08:06:45 PST 2011
> Consider these two examples:
>
> (a) When you stop breathing (e.g., while diving), gaseous exchange
> continues, at least for some time.
> (b) In conditions with abnormal ventilation-perfusion ratio ('wasted
> blood' or 'wasted air', e.g., in inefficient inflow of blood into the
> pulmonary circulation due to obstruction of a major artery or shunts,
> or emphysema) gas exchange decreases while breathing increases
> (precisely to accommodate for decreased gas exchange).
Ah yes. I think I see your point.
How about 'respiratory system process' part_of 'respiratory gaseous
exchange'?
>
> In these examples, equating breathing with gas exchange is obvious
> nonsense.
>
> vQ
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