Single motor unit recordings in human geniohyoid reveal minimal respiratory activity during quiet breathing

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1054-1059

  Brown, Elizabeth C ^a   Hudson, Anna L ^a   Butler, Jane E ^a   McKenzie, David K ^a   Bilston, Lynne E ^a   Gandevia, Simon C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genioglossus; Pharyngeal dilator muscles; Tonic discharge; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTONEURON; NECK MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NECK MUSCLES; RESPIRATION;

EID: 79954569184     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00454.2010     Document Type: Article

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