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Sleeping tongue: current perspectives of genioglossus control in healthy individuals and patients with obstructive sleep apnea

The focus of this review was on the genioglossus (GG) muscle and its role in maintaining upper airway patency in both healthy individuals and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients. This review provided an overview of GG anatomy and GG control and function during both wakefulness and sleep in health...

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Autores principales: Cori, Jennifer M, O’Donoghue, Fergal J, Jordan, Amy S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6007201/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29942169
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S143296