Effects of acute intermittent hypoxia on working memory in young healthy adults

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1148-1150

  Champod, Anne Sophie ^a   Eskes, Gail A ^a   Foster, Glen E ^b,c   Hanly, Patrick J ^b   Pialoux, Vincent ^b,d   Beaudin, Andrew E ^b   Poulin, Marc J ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOSARTAN;

DRUG EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOXEMIA; INTERMITTENT HYPOXIA; LETTER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOXIA; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84877880270     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201209-1742LE     Document Type: Letter

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