Mechanisms for lung function impairment and airway hyperresponsiveness following chronic hypoxia in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 298, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Habre, Walid ^a   Jánosi, Tibor Z ^a   Fontao, Fabienne ^a   Meyers, Carole ^a   Albu, Gergely ^a   Pache, Jean Claude ^a   Peták, Ferenc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Bronchial hyperreactivity; End expiratory lung volume; Hypoxemia; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN;

AIRWAY; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; END EXPIRATORY LUNG VOLUME; HISTOLOGY; HYPOXIA; IMPEDANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUNG CAPILLARY PRESSURE; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG VOLUME; NONHUMAN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROVOCATION; PULMONARY ARTERY; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; LUNG; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 77950326723     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00222.2009     Document Type: Article

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