Diaphragm force-length (F-L) relationships in vivo in humans

A. Aliverti, N. Comtois, P. Sliwinski, A. Nowinski, R. Dellaca, A. Pedotti, P. T. Macklem (Milano, Italy; Montreal, Canada; Warsaw, Poland)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Respiratory muscles: biology, physiology, and disease
Session: Respiratory muscles: biology, physiology, and disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2849
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory critical care

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