ARTICLESHow the abdominal muscles act on the rib cageA. De Troyer, M. Sampson, S. Sigrist, and S. KellyA. De Troyer, M. Sampson, S. Sigrist, and S. KellyPublished Online:01 Feb 1983https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1983.54.2.465MoreSectionsPDF (2 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation Cited ByThoracoabdominal asynchrony and paradoxical motion in middle stage amyotrophic lateral sclerosisRespiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, Vol. 259The Respiratory System and Neuromuscular DiseasesRole of rib cage elastance in the coupling between the abdominal muscles and the lungMatteo Cappello, and André De Troyer1 July 2004 | Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 97, No. 1ATS/ERS Statement on Respiratory Muscle TestingAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 166, No. 4Responses of the anterolateral abdominal muscles during cough and expiratory threshold loading in the catDonald C. Bolser, Paul J. Reier, and Paul W. Davenport1 April 2000 | Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 88, No. 4Human respiratory muscle actions and control during exerciseA. Aliverti, S. J. Cala, R. Duranti, G. Ferrigno, C. M. Kenyon, A. Pedotti, G. Scano, P. Sliwinski, Peter T. Macklem, and S. Yan1 October 1997 | Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 83, No. 4Association of chest wall motion and tidal volume responses during CO2 rebreathingSheng Yan, Pawel Sliwinski, and Peter T. Macklem1 October 1996 | Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 81, No. 4Mechanics of the abdominal muscles in rabbits and dogsRespiration Physiology, Vol. 97, No. 3Spinal respiratory motoneuronsProgress in Neurobiology, Vol. 37, No. 2Abdominal muscle activity in conscious dogs: effect of sleep and route of breathingRespiration Physiology, Vol. 81, No. 3Respiratory changes in abdominal configuration in supine dogsRespiration Physiology, Vol. 80, No. 2-3The effects of locomotion on respiratory muscle activity in the awake dogRespiration Physiology, Vol. 78, No. 2Andominal muscle use during breathing in the anesthetized dogRespiration Physiology, Vol. 70, No. 2Mechanical coupling between the ribs and sternum in the dogRespiration Physiology, Vol. 59, No. 1 More from this issue > Volume 54Issue 2February 1983Pages 465-469 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1983 the American Physiological Societyhttps://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1983.54.2.465PubMed6219975History Published online 1 February 1983 Published in print 1 February 1983 Metrics