Central regulation of the cough reflex: Therapeutic implications

Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-81

  Canning, Brendan J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

d serine; Dextromethorphan; Memantine; Nitrosylation; NMDA

Indexed keywords

3 (2 METHOXYBENZYLAMINO) 2 PHENYLPIPERIDINE; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BACLOFEN; CODEINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIZOCILPINE; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; MEXILETINE; N ALLYLNORMETAZOCINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ 2 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ 3 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ A; NOLPITANTIUM; OSANETANT; PLACEBO; SAREDUTANT; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1;

ARTICLE; CAT; COUGHING; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SWINE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; COUGH; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECEPTORS, TACHYKININ; REFLEX; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 61649125109     PISSN: 10945539     EISSN: 15229629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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