The use and misuse of Penh in animal models of lung disease

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 373-374

  Bates, Jason ^a   Irvin, Charles ^a   Brusasco, Vito ^b   Drazen, Jeffrey ^c   Fredberg, Jeffrey ^c   Loring, Stephen ^c   Eidelman, David ^d   Ludwig, Mara ^d   Macklem, Peter ^d   Martin, James ^d   Milic Emili, J ^d   Hantos, Zoltan ^e   Hyatt, Robert ^f   Lai Fook, Stephen ^g   Leff, Alan ^h   Solway, Julian ^h   Lutchen, Kenneth ⁱ   Suki, Bela ⁱ   Mitzner, Wayne ^j   Paré, Peter ^k   Pride, Neil ^l   Sly, Peter ^m   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^f University of Kentucky ^*

^g UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

ⁱ BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^l NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^m UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL MODEL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG VENTILATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PUBLICATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4444368190     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.31.3.1     Document Type: Letter

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