Twitch transdiaphragmatic pressure depends critically on thoracoabdominal configuration

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 54-60

  Chen, Rongchang ^a   Kayser, Bengt ^a   Yan, Sheng ^a   Macklem, Peter T ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Diaphragm fiber length; Diaphragmatic contractility; Phrenic stimulation; Rib cage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033983892     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2000.88.1.54     Document Type: Article

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