A theoretical analysis of the effect of airway smooth muscle load on airway narrowing

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-89

  Macklem, Peter T ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; BRONCHOSPASM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0030047379     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.153.1.8542167     Document Type: Article

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