Axial distribution heterogeneity of nitric oxide airway production in healthy adults

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1832-1839

  Kerckx, Yannick ^a   Van Muylem, Alain ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c Chest Dept   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Exhaled nitric oxide; Modeling; Nitric oxide bronchial production

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ACCURACY; ACINAR CELL; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DIFFUSION; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; BRONCHI; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; HELIUM; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; PULMONARY ALVEOLI;

EID: 66749138236     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91614.2008     Document Type: Article

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