Are inhaled drugs delivered to the bronchial smooth muscles through the bronchial circulation?

Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-333

  Charan, Nirmal B ^a,b,c   Wolf, J ^c   Henrichs, M ^c   Williams, J M ^c   Sullivan, R ^c   Ashworth, L J ^d  

^a Boise VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Mt States Tum and Med Res Inst   (United States)

^d BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; SALBUTAMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRONCHIAL ARTERY; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; INHALATION; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG CIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; TIDAL VOLUME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL ARTERIES; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; SHEEP;

EID: 14344251256     PISSN: 13813455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13813450312331337522     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (2)

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