Nasal cavity dimensions in guinea pig and rat measured by acoustic rhinometry and fluid-displacement method

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2109-2114

  Straszek, Sune P ^a   Pedersen, Ole F ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Airway pharmacology; Nasal airway volume; Nasal obstruction; Perfluorocarbon

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCARBON;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESEARCH; EQUIPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; FLUID DISPLACEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; GUINEA PIG; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RHINOMETRY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NASAL CAVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC;

EID: 2442666631     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00540.2003     Document Type: Article

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