ACUTE EFFECT OF CIGARETTE SMOKING ON PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE AND VENTILATION IN RESTING NIGERIAN SUBJECTS

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Title:	ACUTE EFFECT OF CIGARETTE SMOKING ON PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE AND VENTILATION IN RESTING NIGERIAN SUBJECTS
Authors:	ADEOSHUN, I. O. ABID ALI, M.
Keywords:	Cigarette smoking Chemoreceptors Bronchoconstriction Peak expiratory flow rate
Issue Date:	1989
Publisher:	COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Citation:	Afr. J. Med. med. Sci. (1989) 18, 9-12.
Abstract:	The effects of cigarette smoking on peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) and ventilation (V) in resting Nigerian subjects had been investigated in healthy male subjects (10 smokers, 8 non-smokers). The PEFR, V and tidal volume ( V r ) decreased significantly after smoking two medium-tar cigarettes. The action of smoke particles (carbon and tar) on the irritant receptor reflex of the lung, thus producing bronchoconstriction, and the depressant action of nicotine on the peripheral chemoreceptors, central chemoreceptors and respiratory centre may be the causal factors
Description:	ARTICLE
URI:	http://adhlui.com.ui.edu.ng/jspui/handle/123456789/2649
ISSN:	1116-4077
Appears in Collections:	African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences

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