Sympatho-adrenal activation by chronic intermittent hypoxia

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1304-1310

  Prabhakar, Nanduri R ^a   Kumar, Ganesh K ^a   Peng, Ying Jie ^a  

^a University of Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid baroreceptor; Carotid chemoreceptor; Catecholamine secretion; Hypoxia inducible factors; Reactive oxygen species; Sleep apneas

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; ANOXIA; APNEA; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; APNEA; HUMANS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84867546425     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00444.2012     Document Type: Review

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