Spatial distribution of inspiratory drive to the parasternal intercostal muscles in humans

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 573, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 263-275

  Gandevia, Simon C ^a   Hudson, Anna L ^a   Gorman, Robert B ^a   Butler, Jane E ^a   De Troyer, André ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING REFLEX; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLOSCOPE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RESPIRATORY DRIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; BREATHING; BREATHING MUSCLE; BREATHING PATTERN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MUSCLE TONE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INHALATION; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 33646343450     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2005.101915     Document Type: Article

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