Potential therapeutic targets in obstructive sleep apnoea

Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 795-809

  Saboisky, Julian P ^a   Chamberlin, Nancy L ^b   Malhotra, Atul ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Motoneurones; Motor units; Obstructive sleep apnoea; Respiratory; Sleep; Therapeutic

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; DIAZEPAM; ESZOPICLONE; FLUOXETINE; LORAZEPAM; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; PAROXETINE; PROTRIPTYLINE; THEOPHYLLINE; THYROXINE; TRAZODONE; ZOLPIDEM;

AROUSAL; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; LUNG VOLUME; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOTOMY; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; TRACHEOSTOMY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 67650448195     PISSN: 14728222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14728220903005608     Document Type: Review

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