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Line 4: ==Calculation== The rate of flow is directly proportional to the oxygen gradient (per [[Fick's law of diffusion]]), and the diffusion capacity (DLDLO<sub>O2</sub>) can be calculated as the ratio of oxygen flux (J^) across the alveolar-capillary membrane over the oxygen gradient between the alveoli ("A") and the alveolar capillaries ("c") :<math>D_L = \frac {J^_{O2}}{P_{AO2} - P_{cO2}}</math>

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