Hypocapnia is associated with increased upper airway expiratory resistance during sleep

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 108-113

  Sankri Tarbichi, Abdul Ghani ^a   Richardson, Nekeyua N ^b   Chowdhuri, Susmita ^a   Rowley, James A ^a   Safwan Badr, M ^a  

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

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Expiratory; Hypocapnia; Hypoxia; Upper airway resistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP;

ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCAPNIA; MALE; SLEEP;

EID: 79957477604     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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