Activation of the upper airway dilator muscle genioglossus during sleep is largely dependent on an interaction between chemical drive and mechanoreceptor feedback

Sleep

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 983-984

  Trinder, John ^a   Jordan, Amy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREATHING MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GENIOGLOSSUS; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; MECHANORECEPTOR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NOTE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DRIVE; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 79961211506     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5665/SLEEP.1144     Document Type: Note

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