Regulation of Tracheobronchial Smooth Muscle
- 1 January 1963
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Physiological Society in Physiological Reviews
- Vol. 43 (1), 1-37
- https://doi.org/10.1152/physrev.1963.43.1.1
Abstract
This review considers the anatomy and innervation of airway smooth muscle; methods of measuring its tone; chemical, pharmacological, mechanical, and nervous regulation; its behavior in normal breathing; and the relation between airway resistance and anatomical dead space. It refers to dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, mice, and man.Keywords
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