title: Study on airway smooth muscle tone using fiberoptic bronchoscopy: basic research and clinical application.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan. hirotak@cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirota
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D019412:Anatomy, Cross-Sectional; D001980:Bronchi / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D009129:Muscle Tonus / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D058987:Phosphodiesterase 3 Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D058987:Phosphodiesterase 3 Inhibitors; D010656:Phenylephrine