Neuromechanical control of the isolated upper airway of mice

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1237-1245

  Liu, Audrey ^a   Pichard, Luis ^a   Schneider, Hartmut ^a   Patil, Susheel P ^a   Smith, Philip L ^a   Polotsky, Vsevolod ^a   Schwartz, Alan R ^a,b  

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

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical closing pressure; Obstructive sleep apnea; Upper airway collapsibility

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; APNEA; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HYPERVENTILATION; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; LUNG INFLATION; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; ANIMAL; BREATHING; C57BL MOUSE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); INNERVATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARYNX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESSURE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TIME; TRACHEA;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMALS; APNEA; COMPLIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HYPERVENTILATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PHARYNX; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PRESSURE; RESPIRATION; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TIME FACTORS; TRACHEA;

EID: 55449101176     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90461.2008     Document Type: Article

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