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However, there are very limited data on baseline airway tone and the airway response to a \u03b2 -agonist in this subject population. The purpose of our study was to evaluate in normal infants baseline airway responsiveness to the inhaled \u03b2 -agonist, albuterol, using changes in maximal expiratory flows. Forty-one healthy infant volunteers with no history of respiratory disease or recurrent wheezing (ages 5.4 to 141.4 wk) were studied. Maximal expiratory flow\u2013 volume curves were obtained at baseline and 10 min after inhalation of albuterol (n = 28) or placebo (n = 13) using a metered-dose inhaler with a spacer. The mean percent change was significantly greater (p &amp;lt; 0.05) in the albuterol versus placebo group for FEV0.5 (2.2% versus \u2212 1.5%), FEF75% (10.6% versus \u2212 3.1%), and FEF85% (12.9% versus 0.5%). Six of 28 albuterol-treated infants demonstrated increases in FEF75% greater than two standard deviations from the mean change in FEF75% seen in the placebo group. These infants were younger and more frequently exposed to maternal smoking during pregnancy. 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