Air-conditioning in the human nasal cavity

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 121-127

  Elad, David ^a   Wolf, Michael ^a,b   Keck, Tilman ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airflow; Heat flux; Humidity; Nasal function; Temperature; Water vapor flux

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; BREATHING MECHANICS; COMPUTER MODEL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FOREIGN BODY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS; MOUTH BREATHING; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; NOSE BREATHING; NOSE CAVITY; PHYSICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NASAL CAVITY; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; WATER;

EID: 54049085713     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2008.05.002     Document Type: Review

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