Lung volume reduction surgery does not improve diaphragmatic contractile properties or atrophy in hamsters with elastase-induced emphysema

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 3 I, 2000, Pages 1052-1057

  Marchand, E ^a   De Leyn, P ^a   Gayan Ramirez, G ^a   Palecek, F ^a   De Bock, V ^a   Dom, R ^a   Decramer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MOVEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPHYSEMA; HAMSTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LUNG SURGERY; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033833740     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.3.9911096     Document Type: Article

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