Circulating nitric oxide is suppressed in obstructive sleep apnea and is reversed by nasal continuous positive airway pressure

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2166-2171

  Ip, Mary S M ^a   Lam, Bing ^a   Chan, Lai Yee ^a   Zheng, Ling ^a   Tsang, Kenneth W T ^a   Fung, Peter C W ^a   Lam, Wah Kit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMODYNAMICS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATHOGENESIS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0034526576     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.6.2002126     Document Type: Article

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