Arousal from sleep: Implications for obstructive sleep apnea pathogenesis and treatment

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 302-313

  Eckert, Danny J ^a,b   Younes, Magdy K ^c,d  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arousal threshold; Sleep disordered breathing; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; AROUSAL; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP STAGE; SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

AROUSAL THRESHOLD; SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING; UPPER AIRWAY;

ANIMALS; AROUSAL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP STAGES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893852286     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00649.2013     Document Type: Review

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