Comparison of non-invasive measures of cholinergic and allergic airway responsiveness in rats

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 186, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 301-308

  Glaab, T ^a,b   Hecker, H ^b   Stephan, M ^b   Baelder, R ^a   Braun, A ^a   Korolewitz, R ^a   Krug, N ^a   Hoymann, H G ^a,c  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR TOXICOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airway responsiveness; Animal model; Rat; Respiratory function test; Tidal expiratory flow

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; OVALBUMIN;

AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; ALLERGY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; LUNG FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RAT; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; OVALBUMIN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 33645705551     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2006.01567.x     Document Type: Article

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