Histamine-Induced Airway Contraction in Congenitally Bronchial-Hypersensitive (BHS) and Bronchial-Hyposensitive (BHR) Guinea Pigs

Experimental Animals

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-62

  Birumachi, Jun Ichi ^a   Maeda, Masashi ^a   Kuwahara, Masayoshi ^a   Sugano, Shigeru ^a   Nishibata, Ryoji ^b   Mikami, Hiroki ^b   Tsubone, Hirokazu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Nippon Zoki Pharmaceutical Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bronchoconstriction; Congenital model; Guinea pig; Histamine; Vagal reflex

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

ATROPINE; HISTAMINE;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GUINEA PIG; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRACHEA; VAGOTOMY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; GUINEA PIGS; HISTAMINE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; TRACHEA; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 0031606782     PISSN: 13411357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1538/expanim.47.55     Document Type: Article

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