Upper airway muscle activity in normal women: Influence of hormonal status

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1055-1062

  Popovic, Rainer M ^b   White, David P ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Electromyogram; Estrogen; Genioglossus; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031935849     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.84.3.1055     Document Type: Article

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