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MeSH Heading: Maximal Voluntary Ventilation
Tree Number(s): E01.370.386.700.660.500; G09.772.650.630
Unique ID: D008451
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008451
Annotation: usually NIM
Scope Note: Measure of the maximum amount of air that can be breathed in and blown out over a sustained interval such as 15 or 20 seconds. Common abbreviations are MVV and MBC.
Entry Version: MVV
Entry Term(s): MVV (Ventilation); Maximal Breathing Capacity
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/12/12
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

ethics (ES)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

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