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REACTIONS OF ISOLATED BRONCHI
Author(s) -
Thornton J. W.
Publication year - 1932
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0370-2901
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1932.sp000543
Subject(s) - pilocarpine , histamine , atropine , constriction , criticism , chemistry , anesthesia , medicine , biology , law , political science , neuroscience , epilepsy
1. The reactions of surviving bronchi have been studied. 2. It has been shown that they are constricted by histamine, pilo‐carpine, and by alkali within physiological ranges. 3. They are dilated by adrenaline (however constricted), by atropine when the constriction is produced by pilocarpine, and by acid within physiological ranges. 4. They exhibit typical anaphylactic reactions to specific sensitising proteins. The expenses of this work were defrayed in part by a grant from the Asthma Research Council. The author wishes to express his thanks to Professor R. J. S. McDowall for advice and criticism.