Respiratory muscles as a target for disease and therapeutic interventions

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Chairs: G. Sieck (Rochester, USA), M. Polkey (London, UK)
Diaphragm function in rats with systolic ventricular dysfunction (SVD) after inspiratory muscle training (IMT)
K. M. van Kuyck, G. N. Gayan-Ramirez, P. De Leyn, R. Dom, R. A. Gosselink, M. L. Decramer (Leuven, Belgium)
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Respiratory muscle endurance training increases fatigue-resistance of expiratory muscles during exercise
C. M. Spengler, O. Lenherr, A. C. Haner, C. Schulz (Zurich, Switzerland)
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Expiratory muscle training in patients with severe COPD: functional and structural effects
A. Ramirez-Sarmiento, M. Orozco-Levi, E. Barreiro, R. Guell, R. Mendez, N. Hernandez, C. Coronell, P. Casan, J. M. Broquetas, J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain)
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Alterations of contractile properties and downregulation of IGF-I mRNA in rat diaphragm after short-term mechanical ventilation (MV)
G. N. Gayan-Ramirez, K. De Paepe, M. L. Decramer (Leuven, Belgium)
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Depression of diaphragm contractility by nitrous oxide in man
B. Fauroux, J. Cordingley, N. Hart, A. Clément, J. Moxham, F. Lofaso, M. I. Polkey (Paris, Garches, France; London, United Kingdom)
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Structure of the external intercostal muscle in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS)
A. Nowiñski, J. Gea, P. Bieleñ, N. Hernandez, M. Orozco-Levi, J. Zieliñski, P. Sliwiñski (Warsaw, Poland; Barcelona, Spain)
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Differences in the regulation of the expression of genes encoding myosin heavy chain isoforms between respiratory and peripheral muscles of COPD patients
C. Casadevall, J. Gea, E. Barreiro, J. Palacio, N. Hernàndez, J. Belda, M. Orozco-Levi, J. Broquetas (Barcelona, Spain)
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