Asymmetry in reflex responses of nasal muscles in anesthetized guinea pigs

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 123-128

  Sekizawa, Shin Ichi ^a   Ishikawa, Teruhiko ^a   Sant'ambrogio, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyogram; Mechanical irritation; Sneeze; Trigeminal nerve

Indexed keywords

IRRITANT AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ETHMOID SINUS; EXPIRED AIR; GUINEA PIG; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; NOSE IRRITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SNEEZING;

EID: 0031874789     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.85.1.123     Document Type: Article

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