Mechanical effects of pharyngeal constrictor activation on pharyngeal airway function

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 411-417

  Kuna, Samuel T ^a,b   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

Cricothyroid; Hyopharyngeus; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CAT; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPEROXIA; HYPOPHARYNX; LUNG COMPLIANCE; NONHUMAN; PHARYNX; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0032929255     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.1.411     Document Type: Article

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