The mechanical impedance of the respiratory system defines the pressure profile required to
drive a unit of oscillatory flow into the lungs. Impedance is a function of oscillation frequency …

Since its introduction in the 1950s, the forced oscillation technique (FOT) and the
measurement of respiratory impedance have evolved into powerful tools for the assessment …

Previous models combining the human cardiovascular and pulmonary systems have not
addressed their strong dynamic interaction. They are primarily cardiovascular or pulmonary …

Lutchen, Kenneth R., and Heather Gillis. Relationship between heterogeneous changes in
airway morphometry and lung resistance and elastance. J. Appl. Physiol. 83 (4): 1192–1201 …

Maternal smoking during pregnancy has been associated with adverse effects on respiratory
health. Whereas the epidemiologic link is incontrovertible, the mechanisms responsible for …

Fredberg, JJ, KA Jones, M. Nathan, S. Raboudi, YS Prakash, SA Shore, JP Butler, and GC
Sieck. Friction in airway smooth muscle: mechanism, latch, and implications in asthma. J …

Peták, Ferenc, Zoltán Hantos, Ágnes Adamicza, Tibor Asztalos, and Peter D. Sly.
Methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction in rats: effects of intravenous vs. aerosol delivery …

The dynamic stiffness (H), damping coefficient (G), and harmonic distortion (kd)
characterizing tissue nonlinearity of lung parenchymal strips from guinea pigs were …

To better address the functional consequences of inflammation on bronchial
responsiveness, we studied two groups of BALB/c mice: a nonimmunized control group (n …

Because of the wide utilization of rodents as animal models in respiratory research and the
limited data on measurements of respiratory input impedance (Zrs) in small animals, we …