Molecular and physiologic basis of obstructive sleep apnea

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-193

  Veasey, Sigrid Carlen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

BREATHING MUSCLE; DISEASE COURSE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NEUROCHEMISTRY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOXYGENATION; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 0037856159     PISSN: 02725231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-5231(03)00019-4     Document Type: Review

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