Effect of surface tension and surfactant administration on Eustachian tube mechanics

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1007-1014

  Ghadiali, Samir N ^a   Banks, Julie ^a   Douglas Swarts, J ^b  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Elasticity; Hysteresis; Opening pressure; Otitis media

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT EXTRACT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; CALFACTANT; LUNG SURFACTANT;

AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; AIRWAY DYNAMICS; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ELASTICITY; HYSTERESIS; MECHANICS; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; SURFACE TENSION; ANIMAL; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); MACACA; MUCOSA; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; COMPLIANCE; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PRESSURE; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; SURFACE TENSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036707839     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01123.2001     Document Type: Article

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