| Air-conditioning in the human nasal cavity. | |
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PMID: 18565805 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Healthy humans normally breathe through their nose even though its complex geometry imposes a significantly higher resistance in comparison with mouth breathing. The major functional roles of nasal breathing are defense against infiltrating particles and conditioning of the inspired air to nearly alveolar conditions in order to maintain the internal milieu of the lung. The state-of-the-art of the existing knowledge on nasal air-conditioning will be discussed in this review, including in vivo measurements in humans and computational studies on nasal air-conditioning capacity. Areas where further studies will improve our understanding and may help medical diagnosis and intervention in pathological states will be introduced. |
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Authors:
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David Elad; Michael Wolf; Tilman Keck |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review Date: 2008-05-09 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Respiratory physiology & neurobiology Volume: 163 ISSN: 1569-9048 ISO Abbreviation: Respir Physiol Neurobiol Publication Date: 2008 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-10-22 Completed Date: 2009-04-14 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101140022 Medline TA: Respir Physiol Neurobiol Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 121-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel. elad@eng.tau.ac.il |
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Air Air Conditioning / methods* Animals Computer Simulation Humans Models, Biological Nasal Cavity / anatomy & histology, physiology* Pulmonary Alveoli / physiology Respiration* Respiratory Tract Diseases / physiopathology Water |
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7732-18-5/Water |
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