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Anticholinergic Drugs in Nonallergic Rhinitis
BACKGROUND The parasympathetic nervous system contributes to the pathophysiology of multiple forms of allergic and nonallergic rhinitis. Stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system leads to glandular activation, which produces watery secretions. In excess, these secretions discharge from the anterior Nares and produce the symptom of watery anterior rhinorrhea. METHOD Review of literatur...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/51.7.671