Respiratory-related pharyngeal constrictor muscle activity in normal human adults

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1991-1999

  Kuna, Samuel T ^a,b   Smickley, James S ^a   Vanoye, Christi R ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0030922397     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.6.9196107     Document Type: Article

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