Airway response to emotional stimuli in asthma: The role of the cholinergic pathway

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1542-1549

  Ritz, Thomas ^a   Kullowatz, Antje ^a   Goldman, Michael D ^b   Smith, Hans Jürgen ^c   Kanniess, Frank ^d   Dahme, Bernhard ^a   Magnussen, Helgo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b University of Texas at El Paso   (United States)

^c CareFusion ^*  (Germany)

^d KRANKENHAUS GROSSHANSDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airway hyperreactivity; Emotion; Respiratory resistance

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LUNG; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE;

EID: 77953169732     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00818.2009     Document Type: Review

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