Vascular endothelial growth factor and sleep apnea: Clutching at straws in the night

Respiration

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-18

  Cherniack, E Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CATECHOLAMINE; FIBRINOGEN; INTERLEUKIN 6; NITROUS OXIDE; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; PROSTACYCLIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXIA; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASODILATION;

EID: 33845728964     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096835     Document Type: Editorial

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