Effects of pharyngeal muscle activation on airway size and configuration

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1236-1241

  Kuna, Samuel T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Glossopharyngeus nerve; Hypoglossus nerve; Oropharynx; Vagus nerve; Velopharynx

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; FIBER OPTICS; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRACHEA; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0035482354     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.7.2011030     Document Type: Article

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