Pharyngeal mucosal wall folds in subjects with obstructive sleep apnea

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 707-715

  Kairaitis, Kristina ^a,c   Foster, Sheryl ^b,c   Amatoury, Jason ^a,c   Verma, Manisha ^a   Wheatley, John R ^a,c   Amis, Terence C ^a,c  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pharyngeal collapse; Surface tension; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OROPHARYNX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SURFACE TENSION; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OROPHARYNX; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SURFACE TENSION; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84925360317     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00691.2014     Document Type: Article

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