Effect of chronic intermittent hypoxia on noradrenergic activation of hypoglossal motoneurons

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 305-312

  Stettner, Georg M ^a   Fenik, Victor B ^a   Kubin, Leszek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genioglossus; Norepinephrine; Obstructive sleep apnea; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NORADRENALIN; PRAZOSIN;

ADRENERGIC NERVE CELL; ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTONEURON; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC NEURONS; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84856899821     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00697.2011     Document Type: Article

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