Effects of cold dry air nasal stimulation on airway mucosal blood flow in humans

Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-329

  Le Merre, Charles ^a   Isber, J ^b   Chediak, A D ^b   Wanner, A ^b  

^a NÎMES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway blood flow; Cold air; Nasal bronchial reflexes; Nose

Indexed keywords

IRRITANT AGENT; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; BLOOD FLOW; BREATHING; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS; COLD AIR; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE; PROVOCATION TEST; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; TRACHEA;

ADULT; AIR; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; COLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 14344256621     PISSN: 13813455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13813450312331337513     Document Type: Conference Paper

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