Respiratory muscles

Oral Presentation
Chairs: A. Schols (Maastricht, The Netherlands), J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain)
Risk of severe exacerbations in COPD patients associates with mass of intercostal and abdominal muscles: a CT scan study
R. Güerri, A. Gayete, E. Balcells, A. Ramírez-Sarmiento, I. Vollmer, C. Coronell, J. Gea, M. Orozco-Levi (Barcelona, Spain)
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Increased activation of upper airway muscles in response to acute inspiratory pressure-threshold loading in healthy human beings: an MRI study
S. C. How, B. J. Taylor, A. K. McConnell, L. M. Romer (Uxbridge, United Kingdom)
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Oxidative stress in the external intercostals of patients with OSAS
E. Barreiro, A. Nowinski, J. Gea, P. Sliwinski (Barcelona, Spain; Warsaw, Poland)
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Congress or journal article abstract
How do inspiratory and expiratory muscles fatigue during heavy breathing?
A. S. Renggli, S. Vergès, D. A. Notter, C. M. Spengler (Zurich, Switzerland)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Abdominal muscle fatigue following exercise in patients with COPD
N. S. Hopkinson, M. J. Dayer, E. B. Swallow, J. Moxham, M. I. Polkey (London, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Reduced expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) in skeletal muscle of patients with COPD
A. H. Remels, H. R. Gosker, P. Schrauwen, J. Willems, R. Broekhuizen, S. Kersten, A. M. Schols (Maastricht, Wageningen, Netherlands)
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Respiratory muscle testing: a valuable tool for young patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
B. Fauroux, F. Nicot, N. Hart, M. Polkey, A. Clement, F. Lofaso (Paris, Garches, France; London, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Determination of inspiratory occlusion pressure in non-invasive conscious rats
V. E. Mielgo, M. C. Rey, R. Morales, A. Valls, F. J. Alvarez, J. B. Galdiz (Barakaldo, Spain)
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