Upper airway anesthesia reduces phasic genioglossus activity during sleep apnea

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 127-132

  Berry, Richard B ^a   McNellis, Michael I ^b   Kouchi, Kerri ^b   Light, Richard W ^b  

^a VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONREM SLEEP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0030739921     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.1.9608037     Document Type: Article

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