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6.5.4 <strong>The</strong> subjects............... ............. 138<br />

6.5.5 Statistical analysis .................. 138<br />

6.6 Methodological experiment one... ..139<br />

6.6.1 Hypotheses................ ............. 139<br />

6.6.2 Aims .,139<br />

6.6.3 Procedure ............. 139<br />

6.6.4 Results..... ............. 140<br />

6.6.4 (i) Direct versus t-piece nitric oxide and carbon dioxide measurement..... 140<br />

6.6.4 (ii) Peak nitric oxide versus area under the nitric oxide curye ..l4<br />

6.6.4 (iii) Comparison <strong>of</strong> exhaled nitric oxide and carbon dioxide ..... 146<br />

6.7 Discussion: <strong>The</strong> origin <strong>of</strong> the exhaled nitric oxide ............ 148<br />

Chapter 7: Methodological studies <strong>of</strong> exhaled nitric oxide in healthy adult subjects:<br />

investigating test parameters .. 153<br />

7.1 Introduction............... ... 153<br />

7.2 Ethics, subjects, calibrations and statistical analysis .............. ............. 154<br />

7.3 Methodologicalexperimenttwo-effect<strong>of</strong> expiratoryflow...... .......... 155<br />

7.3.1 Hypothesis ............ 155<br />

7.3.2 Aim.......... ............. 155<br />

7.3.3 Procedure ............. 155<br />

7.3.4 Results..... ............. 156<br />

7 .4 Methodological experiment three - effect <strong>of</strong> pressure ....... 158<br />

7.4.1 Hypotheses................ ............. 158<br />

7.4.2 Aim.......... ............. 158<br />

7.4.3 Procedure ............. 158<br />

7.4.4 Results..... ............. 160<br />

7.5 Methodological experiment four - effect <strong>of</strong> ambient nitric oxide ........ 163<br />

7.5.1 Hypothesis ............ 163<br />

7.5.2 Aims ... 163<br />

7.5.3 Procedure ............. 163<br />

7.5.4 Results..... ............. 164<br />

7.6 Methodological experiment five - effect <strong>of</strong> water consumption........................... 168<br />

7.6.1 Hypothesis ............ 168<br />

7.6.2 Aim.......... ............. 168<br />

7.6.3 Procedure ............. 168<br />

7.6.4 Results..... ............. 169<br />

7.7 Discussion: which measurement factors alter nitric oxide levels? ...... 170<br />

Chapter 8: Exhaled nitric oxide in healthy and asthmatic children ............... 178<br />

8.1 Introduction............... ... 178<br />

8.2 Ethics, consent, statistics and subjects................ ............... 179<br />

8.3 Methodology <strong>of</strong> exhaled nitric oxide measurement in healthy chi1dren................ 180<br />

8.3.1 Hypotheses................ ............. 180<br />

8.3.2 Aims ... 180<br />

8.3.3 Protocol ................ 180<br />

8.3.4 Results..... ............. 182<br />

8.4 Discussion: exhaled nitric oxide results in healthy children.... ............ 186<br />

8.5 Methodology <strong>of</strong> exhaled nitric oxide measurement in asthmatic children ............ 191<br />

8.5.1 Background............... ............. 191<br />

8.5.2 <strong>The</strong> asthmatic subjects ...........I92<br />

8.5.3 Protocol ................ 193<br />

8.5.4 Results..... ............. 193<br />

8.6 Discussion: exhaled nitric oxide in asthmatic children.. .... 196<br />

Chapter 9: Exhaled and nasal NO to today........ ........202<br />

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