Increased resting bronchial tone in normal subjects acclimatised to altitude

Thorax

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 400-404

  Wilson, C M ^a   Hart, N D ^a   McMorrow, R C N ^a   Barry, P W ^a   Collier, D J ^a   Watt, S J ^a   Pollard, A J ^a   Bakewell, S E ^b   Miller, M R ^c  

^a SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE;

ADULT; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE TONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SPIROMETER; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALTITUDE; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0036264532     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.57.5.400     Document Type: Article

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