Parainfluenza virus infection damages inhibitory M2 muscarinic receptors on pulmonary parasympathetic nerves in the guinea-pig.
1. The effect of viral infection on the function of neuronal M2 muscarinic autoreceptors in the lungs was studied in anaesthetized guinea-pigs. 2. Guinea-pigs were inoculated intranasally with either parainfluenza type 3 or with a vehicle control. Four days later the animals were anaesthetized, para...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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1991
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1917879/ |