Evidence of nitric oxide in the exhaled gas of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-98

  Lewandowski, Klaus ^a   Busch, Thilo ^a   Lewandowski, Monika ^a   Keske, Uwe ^a   Gerlach, Herwig ^a   Falke, Konrad J ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gas, exhaled, NO; Mammals, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus); Mediators, NO; Upper airways, NO

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEPHANT; EXHALATION; GAS ANALYSIS; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG VENTILATION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0030273589     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0034-5687(96)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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