Sympathetic chemoreflex responses in obstructive sleep apnea and effects of continuous positive airway pressure therapy

Chest

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1406-1413

  Imadojemu, Virginia A ^a   Mawji, Zubina ^b   Kunselman, Allen ^a   Gray, Kristen S ^b   Hogeman, Cynthia S ^b   Leuenberger, Urs A ^a,b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous; Hypoxemia; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 34248578612     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.06-2580     Document Type: Article

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