Chemoreceptors, baroreceptors, and autonomic deregulation in children with obstructive sleep apnea

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 177-185

  Gozal, David ^a   Hakim, Fahed ^a   Kheirandish Gozal, Leila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Brainstem; Carotid body; Catecholamines; Hypoxia; Obstructive sleep apnea; Parasympathetic; Peripheral chemoreceptors; Pulse transit time; Sleep fragmentation; Sympathetic; Tonometry; Vagus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHILD; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS; CHILD; HUMANS; PRESSORECEPTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 85027920049     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2012.08.019     Document Type: Review

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