Vagal afferent nerves regulating the cough reflex

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-242

  Canning, Brendan J ^a   Mori, Nanako ^a   Mazzone, Stuart B ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bradykinin; C fiber; Capsaicin; Rapidly adapting receptor; Slowly adapting receptor

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; CAPSAICIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; SUBSTANCE P;

AIRWAY; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; COUGHING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG RECEPTOR; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROEPITHELIAL BODY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STRETCH RECEPTOR; VAGUS NERVE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; COUGH; HUMANS; PULMONARY STRETCH RECEPTORS; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 33745872519     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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