Electric field stimulation of precision-cut lung slices

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 545-554

  Schlepütz, Marco ^a   Uhlig, Stefan ^a   Martin, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; In nervation of the lung; Muscarinic receptor; Small airways; Thromboxane

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; INNERVATION; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; LUNG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 79851483155     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00409.2010     Document Type: Article

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