Conservation of bronchiolar wall area during constriction and dilation of human airways

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 954-958

  Mitchell, R W ^a   Ruhlmann E ^b   Magnussen, H ^b   Munoz N M ^a   Leff, A R ^a   Rabe, K F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b KRANKENHAUS GROSSHANSDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

airway smooth muscle; auxotonic contraction; carbamylcholine; cross sectional area; isoproterenol; spontaneous tone

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; ISOPRENALINE;

ARTICLE; BRONCHODILATATION; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE;

EID: 0031002546     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.82.3.954     Document Type: Article

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