To breathe or not to breathe: The respiratory muscles and COPD

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1279-1280

  McKenzie, David ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; TROPONIN;

BREATHING; BREATHING MUSCLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIAPHRAGM; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG VENTILATION; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SARCOMERE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

DIAPHRAGM; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATION;

EID: 33751181245     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00737.2006     Document Type: Editorial

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