Upper airway neuromuscular compensation during sleep is defective in obstructive sleep apnea

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 197-205

  McGinley, Brian M ^a,b   Schwartz, Alan R ^a   Schneider, Hartmut ^a   Kirkness, Jason P ^a   Smith, Philip L ^a   Patil, Susheel P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Neuromuscular responses; Upper airway neuromuscular control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG CAPACITY; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP PATTERN; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING MUSCLE; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE CAVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARYNX; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SLEEP; SLEEP STAGE;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP STAGES;

EID: 50649125492     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01214.2007     Document Type: Article

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