Production and absorption of nitric oxide gas in the nose

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1217-1224

  Dubois, Arthur B ^a,b   Douglas, James S ^a   Stitt, John T ^a   Mohsenin, Vahid ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHN B PIERCE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nasal gas flow; Regional blood flow

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS FLOW; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031896781     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.84.4.1217     Document Type: Article

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