Mechanics of respiratory muscles

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 82-89

  Ratnovsky, Anat ^a   Elad, David ^b   Halpern, Pinchas ^b,c  

^a Afeka College of Engineering   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chest wall model; Electromyography; Muscle mechanics; Muscle weakness; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIOMECHANICS; BREATHING; BREATHING MUSCLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; KYPHOSCOLIOSIS; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG VENTILATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; OBESITY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX WALL;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES;

EID: 54049142425     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2008.04.019     Document Type: Article

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