Electron microscopy study of peripheral nerves in the uvulae of snorers and obstructive sleep apnoea patients

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-207

  Bassiouny, A ^a   Nasr, S ^a   Mashaly, M ^a   Ayad, E ^b   Qotb, M ^a   Atef, A ^a,c  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Electron Microscopy; Palate; Sleep Apnoea Syndromes; Snoring; Uvula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MALE; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALATE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; THEORY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY; HYPERTROPHY; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE DEGENERATION; PATHOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE DEGENERATION; PALATE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; UVULA;

EID: 65249178297     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215108002971     Document Type: Article

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