Site of allergic airway narrowing and the influence of exogenous surfactant in the Brown Norway rat.

The parameters R(N) (newtonian resistance), G (tissue damping), and H (tissue elastance) of the constant phase model of respiratory mechanics provide information concerning the site of altered mechanical properties of the lung. The aims of this study were to compare the site of allergic airway narro...

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Main Authors: Sana Siddiqui, Kimitake Tsuchiya, Paul-André Risse, Sharon R Bullimore, Andrea Benedetti, James G Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3261862?pdf=render