Respiratory pathophysiology

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Chairs: R. Farré (Barcelona, Spain), P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Hypoxia-induced cytoskeleton disruption in alveolar epithelial cells
C. Clerici, D. Bouvry, C. Planes, V. Escabasse (Paris, France)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster
The abdominal circulatory pump in healthy humans
A. Aliverti, I. Fullin, D. Bovio, A. Lo Mauro, J. Heyman, A. Pedotti, P. Macklem (Milano, Italy; Montreal, Canada)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Functional localization of airway and lung ventilation effects of allergen and methacholine challenge studied in rabbit by synchrotron radiation
S. Strengell, L. Porra, H. Suhonen, T. Janosi, S. Bayat, F. Petak, Z. Hantos, W. Habre, P. Suortti, A. Sovijärvi (Helsinki, Finland; Grenoble, Amiens, France; Szeged, Hungary; Geneva, Switzerland)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The lung parenchyma in COPD patients: in vitro mechanics and its correlation with inflammatory and structural changes
T. Lancas, J. Gross, R. C. Pires-Neto, D. Kasahara, R. Beiruty, T. Mauad, E. Negri, M. Dolhnikoff (Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Circulating haemopoietic progenitors in COPD: effect of poor nutritional state
A. Huertas, U. Testa, R. Riccioni, E. Petrucci, V. Riti, R. Antonucci, D. Savi, M. R. Bonsignore, P. Palange (Rome, Palermo, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Compression of the nasal wall tissue by positive pressure is a pro-inflammatory stimulus in healthy rats
I. Almendros, I. Acerbi, I. Vilaseca, J. M. Montserrat, D. Navajas, R. Farre (Barcelona, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Chest wall dynamics during spontaneous and induced cough
M. Quaranta, J. Smith, A. Kelsall, K. McGuinness, A. Aliverti, P. Calverley (Milano, Italy; Manchester, Liverpool, United Kingdom)
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Influence of β2-adrenoceptor genotype on risk of asthma worsening using fluctuation analysis of lung function
C. Thamrin, B. Suki, G. Stern, D. R. Taylor, U. Frey (Berne, Switzerland; MA, United States Of America; Dunedin, New Zealand)
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