Mechanical properties of the tracheal mucosal membrane in the rabbit. I. Steady-state stiffness as a function of age

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1014-1021

  Wang, Lu ^a   Tepper, Robert ^b   Bert, Joel L ^a   Pinder, Kenneth L ^a   Paré, Peter D ^a   Okazawa, Mitsushi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway; Asthma; Bronchial constriction

Indexed keywords

AGE; AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; ELASTIC FIBER; FEMALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRACHEA MUCOSA; TRACHEA MUSCLE; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0034110394     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2000.88.3.1014     Document Type: Article

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