“…Under normal (non-inflammatory) conditions P if is slightly subatmospheric and the mean average and standard deviation measured over 60 or 90 min registration period for trachea is À1.45 7 0.36 mmHg. This average is taken from a total of 13 studies and 17 series of experiments containing all together 132 control animals giving a average of 7-8 animals per series (Gjerde et al, 1997(Gjerde et al, , 2000(Gjerde et al, , 2002(Gjerde et al, , 2003Koller and Reed, 1992;Koller et al, 1993;Wei et al, 1998;Woie et al, 1993Woie and Reed, 1994. Figures from previous studies Gjerde et al, 2002) illustrate that the levels of P if in vehicle treated animals are constant throughout the 60 min recording period.…”