Dynamic modulation of upper airway function during sleep: A novel single-breath method

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1489-1494

  Kirkness, Jason P ^a,b,c   Schwartz, Alan R ^a   Patil, Susheel P ^a   Pichard, Luis E ^a   Marx, Jason J ^a   Smith, Philip L ^a   Schneider, Harmut ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical pressure; Pathophysiology; Sleep apnea; Upper airway occlusion

Indexed keywords

AERATION; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE BREATH NITROGEN TEST; SLEEP; TRACHEOSTOMY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSUFFLATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TRACHEA; TRACHEOSTOMY; WORK OF BREATHING;

EID: 33751198280     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00173.2006     Document Type: Article

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