Effects of ventilation, humidity and temperature on airway responsiveness to methacholine in rats

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1008-1014

  Arantes Costa, F M ^a   Zoriki, S ^a   Santos, M H C ^a   Kobata, C H P ^a   Vieira, J E ^a   Martins, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Airway smooth muscle; Alveolar ventilation; Experimental asthma; Hyperventilation induced bronchospasm; Pulmonary responsiveness

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; METHACHOLINE; BRONCHOCONSTRICTING AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; OXYGEN;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING RATE; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; HEAT LOSS; HUMIDITY; HYPERVENTILATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; TEMPERATURE; TRACHEOTOMY; WATER LOSS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; ELASTICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMAL; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELASTICITY; HUMIDITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; OXYGEN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TEMPERATURE; ANIMALS;

EID: 0035991296     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.00232402     Document Type: Article

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