Expiratory activation of abdominal muscle is associated with improved respiratory stability and an increase in minute ventilation in REM epochs of adult rats

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 968-974

  Andrews, Colin G ^a   Pagliardini, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Expiration; REM sleep; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANIMAL; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; EXHALATION; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REM SLEEP; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIDAL VOLUME;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANIMALS; EXHALATION; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, WHOLE BODY; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SLEEP, REM; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 84946133664     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00420.2015     Document Type: Article

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