The hypotonic upper airway in obstructive sleep apnea: Role of structures and neuromuscular activity

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 4 PART I, 1998, Pages 1051-1057

  Schwartz, Alan R ^a   O'Donnell, Christopher P ^a   Baron, Joshua ^a   Schubert, Norman ^a   Alam, Daniel ^a   Samadi, Sharyar D ^a   Smith, Philip L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG COLLAPSE; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRESSURE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP, REM; TONGUE;

EID: 0031969077     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.4.9706067     Document Type: Article

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