Gender and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, part 2: Mechanisms

Sleep

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 499-506

  Kapsimalis, Fotis ^a   Kryger, Meir H ^a  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control of breathing; Gender; Hormones; Obesity; Sex; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; LEPTIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; WAKEFULNESS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROGESTERONE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0036668220     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/25.5.497     Document Type: Article

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