Airway surface fluid composition in the rat determined by capillary electrophoresis

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 4 17-4, 1997, Pages

  Cowley, Elizabeth A ^a   Govindaraju, Karuthapillai ^a   Lloyd, David K ^a,b   Eidelman, David H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway epithelium; Methacholine; Microanalysis

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; METHACHOLINE; NITRATE; NITRITE;

AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLUID TRANSPORT; HOST RESISTANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RAT;

EID: 0030659632     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1997.273.4.l895     Document Type: Article

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