Greater nasal nitric oxide output during inhalation: Effects on air temperature and water content

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-27

  Holden, William E ^a   Sippel, Jeffrey M ^a   Nelson, Bella ^a   Giraud, George D ^a  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Humidity; NG nitro l arginine methyl ester (l NAME); Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXHALATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; INHALATION; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE MUCOSA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTENT;

ADULT; AIR; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NOSE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; TEMPERATURE; WATER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57849119581     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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