Low levels of nasal nitric oxide (NO) correlate to impaired mucociliary function in the upper airways

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 728-734

  Lindberg, Sven ^a   Cervin, Anders ^a   Runer, Thomas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cilia; Mucociliary clearance; Nitric oxide; Pneumonia; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; SACCHARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CILIARY MOTILITY; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0030800569     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489709113468     Document Type: Article

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