Measurement of nasal nitric oxide: Evaluation of six different sampling methods

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-77

  De Winter De Groot, K M ^a   Van Der Ent, C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Humming; Methods; Nasal cavity; Nitric oxide; Paranasal sinuses; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE BREATHING; NOSE CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREATH TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NASAL CAVITY; NITRIC OXIDE; PARANASAL SINUSES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649223696     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2008.02064.x     Document Type: Article

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