Assessment of respiratory mechanics in small animals: The simpler the better?

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1196-1197

  Hantos, Zoltán ^a   Brusasco, Vito ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ASTHMA; BREATHING MECHANICS; BRONCHOSPASM; EDITORIAL; LUNG FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TIDAL VOLUME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036785923     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00526.2002     Document Type: Editorial

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