α-adrenoreceptor blockade with phenoxybenzamine does not affect the ability of the nose to condition air

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 128-133

  Pinto, Jayant M ^a   Assanasen, Paraya ^a   Baroody, Fuad M ^a   Naureckas, Edward ^a   Naclerio, Robert M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Nasal humidification; Temperature; Water transport

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OXYMETAZOLINE; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AIR TEMPERATURE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; EVAPORATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDIFIER; INHALATION; MALE; NASAL CONDITIONING CAPACITY; NASAL VOLUME; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE CONGESTION; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE MUCOSA TEMPERATURE; PARAMETER; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINORRHEA; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER TRANSPORT;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AIR; BODY TEMPERATURE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; NOSE; OLFACTORY MUCOSA; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PLACEBO EFFECT; WATER;

EID: 21644459891     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00857.2004     Document Type: Article

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