Intermittent hypoxia, respiratory plasticity and sleep apnea in humans: Present knowledge and future investigations

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 289-300

  Mateika, Jason H ^a,b   Syed, Ziauddin ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Intermittent hypoxia; Long term facilitation; Progressive augmentation; Upper airway muscles

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING MUSCLE; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; CHRONIC INTERMITTENT HYPOXIA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; FACILITATION; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOCAPNIA; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; HYPOTHESIS; INTERMITTENT HYPOXIA; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; WAKEFULNESS;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS; INTERMITTENT HYPOXIA; LONG-TERM FACILITATION; PROGRESSIVE AUGMENTATION; UPPER AIRWAY MUSCLES;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 84884205071     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2013.04.010     Document Type: Review

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