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Pathogenic Roles of the Carotid Body Inflammation in Sleep Apnea

Breathing difficulties in sleep are a hallmark of sleep-disordered breathing commonly observed in patients with sleep disorders. The pathophysiology of sleep apnea is in part due to an augmented activity of the carotid body chemoreflex. Arterial chemoreceptors in the carotid body are sensitive to in...

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Autor principal: Fung, Man Lung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4170702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25276055
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/354279