Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5926268 | Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We evaluated the distention and compliance of airway segments (to as small as â¼150 μm diameter) in healthy and allergic-sensitised mice in vivo. ⺠CT images were acquired using a synchrotron in vivo CT when lung pressures were 0 and 20 cmH2O. ⺠Airway wall thickness in allergic-sensitised mice increased significantly, and the change was much larger in peripheral airways. ⺠The changes in diameter and airway compliance of the allergic-sensitised mice were significantly smaller in peripheral airways.
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Authors
Toshihiro Sera, Hideo Yokota, Kentaro Uesugi, Naoto Yagi,