Effect of cyclic stretching on bronchial basal tone.

Data are quoted as the mean ± SEM, the standardized effect size (d) and the latter's 95% confidence interval (CI) for the difference between means. The early stretch-induced effect corresponds to the change in bronchial basal tone when stretching is initiated (Fig 2). The late post-stretching effect corresponds to the spontaneous increase in basal tone after the cessation of cyclic stretching (until a plateau was reached 10 min later) (Fig 2).*P **P ***P Effect of cyclic stretching on bronchial basal tone.