Anatomy and neuro-pathophysiology of the cough reflex arc

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Polverino, Mario ^a   Polverino, Francesca ^b   Fasolino, Marco ^a   Andò, Filippo ^c   Alfieri, Antonio ^a   De Blasio, Francesco ^d  

^a ASL Salerno   (Italy)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d Clinic Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

C Fibers; Cough; Rapidly adapting receptors; Reflex arc; Slowly adapting stretch receptors

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; RAPID ADAPTING RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR; SLOWLY ADAPTING STRETCH RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENERGIC NERVE; ANATOMY; BRAIN STEM; COUGH REFLEX ARC; COUGHING; EFFERENT NERVE; EXPIRATORY FLOW; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LARYNX; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PONS; REFLEX ARC; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE;

EID: 84866236151     PISSN: 1828695X     EISSN: 20496958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2049-6958-7-5     Document Type: Review

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