Cough threshold and reactivity to mechanical stimulation of the trachea in the rabbit Preliminary observations

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 136-139

  Varechova, S ^a,b   Demoulin, B ^a   Poussel, M ^a   Chenuel, B ^a   Marchal, F ^a  

^a laboratoire de Physiologie   (France)

^b University Hospital in Martin   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Cough reflex; Mechanical stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COUGHING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; RABBIT; REFLEX; STIMULATION; TRACHEA;

ANIMALS; COUGH; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RABBITS; REFLEX; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TRACHEA;

EID: 79954453494     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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