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Breathing pattern and kinematics in normal subjects during speech, singing and loud whispering by Binazzi, B., Lanini, B., Bianchi, R., Romagnoli, I., Nerini, M., Gigliotti, F., Duranti, R., Milic-Emili, J., Scano, G.

“…Aims:  We used for the first time a non‐invasive optoelectronic plethysmography to assess breathing movements and to provide a quantitative description of…”
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Assessment of sleep apnea syndrome in treated acromegalic patients and correlation of its severity with clinical and laboratory parameters by Vannucci, L., Luciani, P., Gagliardi, E., Paiano, S., Duranti, R., Forti, G., Peri, A.

“…Background: Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) is a frequent disorder in acromegalic patients and its frequency ranges from 45 to 87.5% of patients. Obstructive SAS is…”
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Gene Expression of Monocarboxylate Transporters and Oocyte-secreted Factors in Bovine Cumulus-oocyte Complexes Selected by Brilliant Cresyl Blue by Lopes, EF, Marques, LS, Duranti, RG, de Oliveira, ATD, Lopes, RFF, Rodrigues, JL

“…Contents Oocyte selection based on the brilliant cresyl blue (BCB) staining test has been successfully used to differentiate between competent and incompetent…”
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Mechanisms of dyspnoea and its language in patients with asthma by Laveneziana, P, Lotti, P, Coli, C, Binazzi, B, Chiti, L, Stendardi, L, Duranti, R, Scano, G

“…This study hypothesises that regardless of the global score of dyspnoea intensity, different descriptors may be selected by asthmatic patients during short…”
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Human respiratory muscle actions and control during exercise by Aliverti, A, Cala, S. J, Duranti, R, Ferrigno, G, Kenyon, C. M, Pedotti, A, Scano, G, Sliwinski, P, Macklem, Peter T, Yan, S

“…A. Aliverti 1 , S. J. Cala 2 , R. Duranti 4 , G. Ferrigno 1 , C. M. Kenyon 2 , A. Pedotti 1 , G. Scano 4 , P. Sliwinski 2 , Peter T. Macklem 2 , and S. Yan 3 1…”
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In vivo ultrasound assessment of respiratory function of abdominal muscles in normal subjects by Misuri, G, Colagrande, S, Gorini, M, Iandelli, I, Mancini, M, Duranti, R, Scano, G

“…Ultrasonography has recently been proposed for assessing changes in thickness and motion of the diaphragm during contraction in humans. Data on ultrasound…”
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Influence of expiratory flow-limitation during exercise on systemic oxygen delivery in humans by Aliverti, A, Dellacà, R L, Lotti, P, Bertini, S, Duranti, R, Scano, G, Heyman, J, Lo Mauro, A, Pedotti, A, Macklem, P T

“…To determine the effects of exercise with expiratory flow-limitation (EFL) on systemic O(2) delivery, seven normal subjects performed incremental exercise with…”
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Rib cage mechanics during quiet breathing and exercise in humans by Kenyon, C. M, Cala, S. J, Yan, S, Aliverti, A, Scano, G, Duranti, R, Pedotti, A, Macklem, Peter T

“…C. M. Kenyon 1 , S. J. Cala 1 , S. Yan 2 , A. Aliverti 3 , G. Scano 4 , R. Duranti 4 , A. Pedotti 3 , and Peter T. Macklem 1 1  Meakins-Christie Laboratories,…”
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Moraxella catarrhalis-specific Th1 cells in BAL fluids of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients by Amedei, A, Della Bella, C, Niccolai, E, Stanflin, N, Benagiano, M, Duranti, R, Del Prete, G, Murphy, T F, D'Elios, M M

“…In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients airway mucosa is infiltrated by macrophages and T lymphocytes, potentially reactive to pathogens. We…”
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Chest wall kinematics and respiratory muscle action in walking healthy humans by Sanna, A, Bertoli, F, Misuri, G, Gigliotti, F, Iandelli, I, Mancini, M, Duranti, R, Ambrosino, N, Scano, G

“…1  Fondazione Don C. Gnocchi-ONLUS, UOF di Riabilitazione Respiratoria, Centro di S. Maria agli Ulivi, 50020 Pozzolatico (FI); 2  Istituto di Medicina Interna…”
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Chest wall kinematics and respiratory muscle coordinated action during hypercapnia in healthy males by Romagnoli, I, Gigliotti, F, Lanini, B, Bianchi, R, Soldani, N, Nerini, M, Duranti, R, Scano, G

“…The present study was designed to verify whether during hypercapnic stimulation, as we had previously found during exercise or walking, the partitioning of the…”
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Respiratory dynamics during laughter by Filippelli, Mario, Pellegrino, Riccardo, Iandelli, Iacopo, Misuri, Gianni, Rodarte, Joseph R, Duranti, Roberto, Brusasco, Vito, Scano, Giorgio

“…1  Fondazione Don C. Gnocchi "ONLUS," UOF di Riabilitazione Respiratoria, Centro di S. Maria agli Ulivi, 50020 Pozzolatico, Firenze, Italy; 2  Fisiopatologia…”
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Role of sputum differential cell count in detecting airway inflammation in patients with chronic bronchial asthma or COPD by Ronchi, M. C., Piragino, C., Rosi, E., Amendola, M., Duranti, R., Scano, G.

“…BACKGROUND: Sputum may provide an alternative source of bronchial cells to investigate characteristics of airway inflammation and its functional correlates in…”
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Do sputum eosinophils and ECP relate to the severity of asthma? by Ronchi, MC, Piragino, C, Rosi, E, Stendardi, L, Tanini, A, Galli, G, Duranti, R, Scano, G

“…There is much evidence that eosinophils play an important role in bronchial epithelial damage in asthma by releasing cationic proteins. However, the extent to…”
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Relevance of dyspnoea and respiratory function measurements in monitoring of asthma: a factor analysis by GRAZZINI, M, SCANO, G, FOGLIO, K, DURANTI, R, BIANCHI, L, GIGLIOTTI, F, ROSI, E, STENDARDI, L, AMBROSINO, N

“…Previous studies in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have demonstrated that objective measures (lung volumes and respiratory muscle…”
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Breathing pattern and carbon dioxide retention in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Gorini, M., Misuri, G., Corrado, A., Duranti, R., Iandelli, I., De Paola, E., Scano, G.

“…BACKGROUND: The factors leading to chronic hypercapnia and rapid shallow breathing in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are not…”
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Direct measurement of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by PALA, L, GIANNINI, S, ROSI, E, CRESCI, B, SCANO, G, MOHAN, S, DURANTI, R, ROTELLA, C. M

“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by the rearrangement of extracellular matrix and progressive increase in the amount of fibrotic tissue in…”
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Sputum processing: a new method to improve cytospin quality by Ronchi, M. C., Galli, G., Zonefrati, R., Tanini, A., Scano, G., Duranti, R.

“…Summary Background  Sputum examination is being increasingly used as a non‐invasive method for studying airway inflammation. However, the application of sputum…”
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Carbon dioxide responsiveness in COPD patients with and without chronic hypercapnia by Scano, G, Spinelli, A, Duranti, R, Gorini, M, Gigliotti, F, Goti, P, Milic-Emili, J

“…To ascertain whether and to what extent the reduced ventilatory response to a hypercapnic stimulus in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients…”
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Perception of bronchoconstriction and bronchial hyper-responsiveness in asthma by Ottanelli, R, Rosi, E, Romagnoli, I, Ronchi, M C, Lanini, B, Grazzini, M, Filippelli, M, Stendardi, L, Duranti, R, Scano, G

“…The inter-relationship between the perception of bronchoconstriction, bronchial hyper-responsiveness and temporal adaptation in asthma is still a matter of…”
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