Effects of acetylcholine on lung liquid production by in vitro lungs from fetal guinea pigs

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 918-927

  Woods, B A ^a   Ng, W ^a   Thakorlal, D ^a   Liu, A L ^a   Perks, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Fetus; Lung liquid

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PHENTOLAMINE MESYLATE; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS LUNG; GUINEA PIG; IN VITRO STUDY; LIQUID; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030476670     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y96-111     Document Type: Article

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