Inhalation and Incubation with Procaterol Increases Diaphragm Muscle Contractility in Mice

Background: Although procaterol is used clinically as a β2-adrenergic receptor agonist to relax airway smooth muscle, it has not yet been clarified whether procaterol has inotropic effects on respiratory muscles. Methods: Three intervention groups were investigated: a procaterol inhalation only grou...

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Main Authors: Chiyohiko Shindoh, Katsuyuki Sasaki, Yuriko Shindoh, Gen Tamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Allergology International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015308777