Cholinergic bronchomotor tone and airway caliber in tetraplegic patients

Spinal Cord

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 269-274

  Mateus, S R M ^a   Beraldo, P S S ^a,b   Horan, T A ^a  

^a SARAH NETWORK OF REHABILITATION HOSPITALS   (Brazil)

^b SMPW Q18 Conj 5 Lote 3 Casa H ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Airway innervation; Anticholinergic agents; Baclofen; Lung function tests; Respiratory mechanics; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE;

ADULT; AIRWAY; AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BRONCHUS TONE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; IPRATROPIUM; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; QUADRIPLEGIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 33646571218     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101836     Document Type: Article

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