The effect of carbon dioxide on the activity of cilia. A study on rabbit sinus mucosa in vitro.
The relation of ciliary activity to the partial pressure of carbon dioxide was studied with a photoelectric method on rabbit sinus mucosa in vitro. A dose-response relationship was found, where by ciliary activity was impaired at pCO2 above 5 kPa. The effect of elevated partial pressure of carbon dioxide on ciliary activity in secretory otitis media and sinusitis is discussed.
D000818:Animals; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002923:Cilia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000502:physiology*; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000187:drug effects*; D010313:Partial Pressure; D011817:Rabbits
D002245:Carbon Dioxide