Intermittent hypoxia and respiratory plasticity in humans and other animals: Does exposure to intermittent hypoxia promote or mitigate sleep apnoea?

Experimental Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 279-296

  Mateika, Jason H ^a,b   Narwani, Gunjan ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPOXIA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 60349092286     PISSN: 09580670     EISSN: 1469445X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2008.045153     Document Type: Review

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