Isometric responses of isolated intrapulmonary bronchioles from cats with and without adult heartworm infection

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 439-446

  Wooldridge, Anne A ^a   Ray Dillon, A ^a   Michael Tillson, D ^a   Zhong, Qiao ^a   Barney, Sharron R ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; HISTAMINE; ISOPRENALINE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; BRONCHIOLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIROFILARIASIS; EXERCISE; HISTOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BRONCHIOLES; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; HISTAMINE; ISOPROTERENOL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOGRAPHY; NITROPRUSSIDE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AGONISTS; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84857720490     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.73.3.439     Document Type: Article

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