Effect of gender on rat upper airway muscle contractile properties

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-156

  Cantillon, D ^a   Bradford, A ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Apnoea; Mammals; Muscles; Pattern of breathing; Rat; Sleep; Sleep apnoea; Upper airway muscles; Upper airways; Upper airways, Muscles

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE FIBERS; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0032440991     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5687(98)00055-3     Document Type: Article

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