Relationship between velopharyngeal dimensions and palatal EMG during progressive hypercapnia

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 478-485

  Launois, Sandrine H ^a,b   Remsburg, Stacia ^a   Yang, Won Jae ^a   Weiss, J Woodrow ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

electromyography; pharyngel muscles; soft palate; videoendoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BREATHING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOPHARYNX CANCER; NORMAL HUMAN; PALATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030049294     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.80.2.478     Document Type: Article

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