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Activation of the Hypoglossal to Tongue Musculature Motor Pathway by Remote Control

Reduced tongue muscle tone precipitates obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and activation of the tongue musculature can lessen OSA. The hypoglossal motor nucleus (HMN) innervates the tongue muscles but there is no pharmacological agent currently able to selectively manipulate a channel (e.g., Kir2.4) th...

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Autores principales: Horton, Garret A., Fraigne, Jimmy J., Torontali, Zoltan A., Snow, Matthew B., Lapierre, Jennifer L., Liu, Hattie, Montandon, Gaspard, Peever, John H., Horner, Richard L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5382915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28383527
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep45860