Journal article
Lung epithelial permeability: relation to nonspecific airway responsiveness
Abstract
Lung epithelial permeability was measured in five normal, five asthmatic, and five smoking subjects by quantifying removal from the lung and accumulation in the blood of an inhaled radiolabeled low-molecular-weight substance, technetium-99m-labeled diethyleneaminepentaacetate (99mTc-DTPA). Measurements on 2 control days were highly reproducible. Nonspecific bronchial responsiveness to histamine was determined in all subjects on a 3rd day, and …
Authors
O'Byrne PM; Dolovich M; Dirks R; Roberts RS; Newhouse MT
Journal
Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 77–84
Publisher
American Physiological Society
Publication Date
July 1, 1984
DOI
10.1152/jappl.1984.57.1.77
ISSN
8750-7587