title: An animal analogue of forced unilateral nostril breathing: relevance for physiology and pharmacology.
abstract: Since forced unilateral nostril breathing activates the contralateral brain hemisphere, an animal analogue of this technique could be provided by methylmethacrylate gluing large plastic pellets in either the right or left nostrils in a group of rats. A large number of physiological, pharmacological, and immunological parameters may be differentially affected.
authors.affiliation: Mount Pleasant Hospital Addiction Studies Foundation, Lynn, MA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Backon
mesh_terms: D000403:Airway Resistance; D000818:Animals; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000294:innervation; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation; D051381:Rats