| Literature DB >> 7451296 |
P Verdugo, N T Johnson, P Y Tam.
Abstract
We investigated the effect of isoproterenol on ciliary activity using a mucus-free preparation of cultured ciliated cells of the rabbit trachea. The frequency of ciliary beating was monitored by dynamic laser-scattering spectroscopy. The results demonstrated that isoproterenol directly stimulates the activity of ciliated cells of the respiratory epithelium and that this effect is beta-adrenergic specific inasmuch as the observed stimulation can be blocked by propranolol.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7451296 DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1980.48.5.868
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Appl Physiol Respir Environ Exerc Physiol ISSN: 0161-7567