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Cough, a vital reflex. Mechanisms, determinants and measurements
Cough is a natural defense mechanism that protects the respiratory tract from inhaling foreign bodies and by clearing excessive bronchial secretions. As a spontaneous reflex arc, it involves receptors, an afferent pathway, a center processing information, an efferent pathway and effectors. The deter...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Mattioli 1885
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6502102/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30657115 http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v89i4.6182 |