Airway responsiveness to methacholine: Effects of deep inhalations and airway inflammation

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 567-573

  Brusasco, Vito ^a   Crimi, Emanuele ^a   Barisione, Giovanni ^b   Spanevello, Antonio ^c   Rodarte, Joseph R ^d   Pellegrino, Riccardo ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchial asthma; Healthy; Induced sputum; Partial flow volume curve

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; METHACHOLINE;

AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOSE RESPONSE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VOLUME; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032858613     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.87.2.567     Document Type: Article

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