Parainfluenza 3-Induced Cough Hypersensitivity in the Guinea Pig Airways.

The effect of respiratory tract viral infection on evoked cough in guinea pigs was evaluated. Guinea pigs were inoculated intranasally with either parainfluenza type 3 (PIV3) and cough was quantified in conscious animals. The guinea pigs infected with PIV3 (day 4) coughed nearly three times more tha...

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Main Authors: Eric J Zaccone, TinaMarie Lieu, Yukiko Muroi, Carl Potenzieri, Blair E Undem, Peisong Gao, Liang Han, Brendan J Canning, Bradley J Undem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4877001?pdf=render