Hypoxia augments apnea-induced peripheral vasoconstriction in humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1516-1522

  Leuenberger, Urs A ^a   Hardy, J Cullen ^c   Herr, Michael D ^a   Gray, Kristen S ^a,b   Sinoway, Lawrence I ^a,b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KEESLER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial chemoreflex; Muscle sympathetic nerve activity; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; APNEA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BREATH HOLDING; BREATHING; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEROXIA; HYPOXIA; LEG BLOOD FLOW; MALE; NEUROGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0035100020     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.90.4.1516     Document Type: Article

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