A better picture of clearance in the nose

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-2

  Corcoran, Timothy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMETHOL; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; ISOTONIC SALT SOLUTION; PENTOBARBITAL; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; SACCHARIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TECHNETIUM 99M; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; AIRWAY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; EX VIVO STUDY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; NOSE; NOSE CARTILAGE; NOSE MUCOSA; OROPHARYNX; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOSINUSITIS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; MUCUS; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 73949134333     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01284.2009     Document Type: Editorial

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