Rib cage muscle interaction in airway pressure generation

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 198-203

  Legrand, Alexandre ^b   Wilson, Theodore A ^b   De Troyer, André ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Intercostal muscles; Mechanics of breathing; Respiratory muscles

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; THORAX WALL;

EID: 0031857687     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.85.1.198     Document Type: Article

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