Cough
Disease description
A sudden, audible expulsion of air from the lungs through a partially closed glottis, preceded by inhalation. It is a protective response that serves to clear the trachea, bronchi, and/or lungs of irritants and secretions, or to prevent aspiration of foreign materials into the lungs.
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Journal | Year | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reduced pH and chloride levels in exhaled breath condensate of patients with chronic cough. | Thorax. | 2004 |
A. Niimi, LT. Nguyen, O. Usmani, B. Mann, KF. Chung
Thorax. 2004 Jul;59(7):608-12. PubMed:15223872 |
| Airway oxidative stress in chronic cough. | Cough | 2013 |
HO. Koskela, MK. Purokivi
Cough 2013 Dec;9(1):26. PubMed:24294924 |
Compounds 2
Download compounds| Chloride | PubChem CID: 312 |
| 8-epi-PGF2alpha | PubChem CID: 5282263 |
MeSH information
| MeSH ID | D003371 |
| MeSH name | Cough |