A simple method for the determination of the thread-forming property of tracheobronchial secretions.
A method is described for determining the thread-forming property ('Spinnbarkeit') of tracheobronchial secretions. With this method it was observed that adrenergic compounds increase the length of the mucus threads by an average of 154% whereas mucolytic agents caused an average decrease of 63% in the length of the mucus threads.
D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001964:Bromhexine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D001980:Bronchi / Q000378:metabolism*; D004983:Ethanolamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D005100:Expectorants / Q000494:pharmacology; D008722:Methods; D009093:Mucus / Q000032:analysis* / Q000187:drug effects; D014132:Trachea / Q000378:metabolism*
D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D004983:Ethanolamines; D005100:Expectorants; D001964:Bromhexine