Inhibition of histamine-induced bronchoconstriction in guinea pig and swine by pulsed electrical vagus nerve stimulation

Neuromodulation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 261-269

  Hoffmann, Thomas J ^a   Mendez, Steven ^a   Staats, Peter ^b   Emala, Charles W ^c   Guo, Puyun ^a  

^a ElectroCore LLC   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchoconstriction; Guinea pig; Histamine; Swine; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; WATER;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GUINEA PIG; INHIBITION KINETICS; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG PRESSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SWINE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 70349693827     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2009.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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