Effect of alae nasi activation on maximal nasal inspiratory airflow in humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2115-2122

  Gold, Avram R ^a,c   Smith, Philip L ^b   Schwartz, Alan R ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway collapsibility; Starling resistor; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE ALA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNIFFING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0031833288     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.84.6.2115     Document Type: Article

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