Motor control of the pharyngeal musculature and implications for the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea

Sleep

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 827-853

  Horner, Richard L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea; Pharynx; Respiration Sleep; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; OROPHARYNX; PATHOGENESIS; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 0030424615     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/19.10.827     Document Type: Review

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