Distribution of inspiratory drive to the external intercostal muscle in humans

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 546, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 943-954

  De Troyer, André ^a   Gorman, Robert B ^b   Gandevia, Simon C ^b  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREATHING; BREATHING MUSCLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; LUNG; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INHALATION; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 0037322462     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.028696     Document Type: Review

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