Methacholine responsiveness in mice from 2 to 8 wk of age

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 542-546

  Bozanich, Elizabeth M ^a   Jánosi, Tibor Z ^a,b   Collins, Rachel A ^a   Thamrin, Cindy ^a   Turner, Debra J ^a   Hantos, Zoltán ^a,b   Sly, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Animal models; Lung volumes; Respiratory impedance

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG VOLUME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LUNG; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 34547645195     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01253.2006     Document Type: Article

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