Nasal nitric oxide measurements before and after repeated humming maneuvers

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1090-1094

  Maniscalco, M ^a,c,d   Sofia, M ^b   Weitzberg, E ^a   Carratu, L ^b   Lundberg, J O N ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Section of Respiratory Medicine   (Italy)

^d Karolinska Institute ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Nitric oxide; Polyposis; Rhinitis; Sinusitis; Upper airways

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE POLYP; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREATH TESTS; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL POLYPS; NITRIC OXIDE; PHONATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHINITIS;

EID: 0346250181     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2003.01277.x     Document Type: Article

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