Effect of hypoxia on abdominal motor unit activities in spontaneously breathing cats

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2428-2435

  Mateika, J H ^a   Essif, E ^a   Fregosi, R F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

electrophysiology; external oblique; rate coding; recruitment

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HYPEROXIA; HYPOXIA; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0030481955     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.81.6.2428     Document Type: Article

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