Respiratory muscle activity in the assessment of bronchial responsiveness in asthmatic children

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 897-901

  Sprikkelman, Aline B ^a   Van Eykern, Leo A ^b   Lourens, Marlies S ^a   Heymans, Hugo S A ^c   Van Aalderen, Wim M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Respiratory muscles

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING MUSCLE; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031935929     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.84.3.897     Document Type: Article

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