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T Dalhamn

Publications and source records attributed to T Dalhamn.

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PubMed1979

Isoelectric analysis of respiratory mucus from normal rats and rats exposed to tobacco smoke.

Various functions of the pulmonary defense mechanism, such as ciliary beat and mucous transportation, and free lung cells have been studied in many experiments. The protein composition of the bronchial mucus and its viscosity, however, have been the subjects of few investigations. We have used an isoelectric focusing technique for protein separation and estimated a total error of measurement (variation between animals and residual error) to compare the bronchial mucus of normal control rats and rats exposed to tobacco smoke. Significant differences in the composition of the mucus were found; in addition, the composition of serum differed in some respects. The isoelectric focusing technique can be useful for protein analysis of bronchial mucus.

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PubMed1978

The effect of sterculia bulk on the viscosity of stomal output from twelve patients with ileostomy.

The addition of 15g of sterculia bulk (Inolaxol) to the daily food patients with ileostomy increased the viscosity of the stomal output by roughly 100%. The clinical result of this change was beneficial in 9 out of 12 patients in terms of diminished bandaging difficulties. Adding bulk to the diet of patients with ileostomy may thus facilitate the management of the stoma by increasing the viscosity of the output.

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