Sympathetic and catecholaminergic alterations in sleep apnea with particular emphasison children

Frontiers in Neurology

Volumn JAN, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hakim, Fahed ^a   Gozal, David ^a   Kheirish Gozal, Leila ^a  

^a TheUniversityofChicago ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Obstructivesleepapnea,autonomicnervoussystem,catecholamines,sympathetic,vagal; Parasympathetic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865855269     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2012.00007     Document Type: Article

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