Airway responses to methacholine and exercise at high altitude in healthy lowlanders

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 256-265

  Pellegrino, Riccardo ^a   Pompilio, Pasquale ^b   Quaranta, Marco ^b   Aliverti, Andrea ^b   Kayser, Bengt ^c   Miserocchi, Giuseppe ^d   Fasano, Valter ^e   Cogo, Annalisa ^f   Milanese, Manlio ^g   Cornara, Giuseppe ^a   Brusasco, Vito ^h   Dellacà, Raffaele ^b  

^a S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^g SANTA CORONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airway and lung mechanics; Deep breath

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MUSCARINIC AGENT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; BREATHING MECHANICS; BRONCHUS; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; TIDAL VOLUME;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ALTITUDE; BLOOD VOLUME; BRONCHI; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 75749099351     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00677.2009     Document Type: Article

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