Rate of nitric oxide production by lower alveolar airways of human lungs

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 211-221

  Geigel, Edgar J ^a   Hyde, Richard W ^a,b   Perillo, Irene B ^a   Torres, Alfonso ^a   Perkins, Peter T ^a   Pietropaoli, Anthony P ^a   Frasier, Lauren M ^a   Frampton, Mark W ^a   Utell, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breath holding; Lung nitric oxide; Nitric oxide in airways; Nitric oxide in alveoli; Rebreathing

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; BRONCHIOLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXHALATION; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; GAS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG VOLUME; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REBREATHING; REPRODUCIBILITY; STEADY STATE;

EID: 0032937064     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.1.211     Document Type: Article

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