Nitric oxide but not carbon monoxide is continuously released in the human nasal airways

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 100-103

  Lundberg, J O N ^a   Palm, J ^a   Alving, K ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Breath test; Exhaled air; Rhinitis; Sinuses; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; AIR SAMPLING; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHALATION; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOUTH BREATHING; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CARBON MONOXIDE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOUTH; NASAL CAVITY; NITRIC OXIDE; REFERENCE VALUES; SMOKING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035989340     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.00293702     Document Type: Article

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