Open AccessTracheal Traction Effects on Upper Airway Patency in Rabbits: The Role of Tissue Pressure
Author(s) -
Kristina Kairaitis,
Karen Byth,
Radha Parikh,
Rosie Stavrinou,
John R. Wheatley,
Terence C. Amis
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.1093/sleep/30.2.179
Subject(s) - traction (geology) , supine position , medicine , airway , force transducer , anesthesia , anatomy , biology , paleontology , physics , acoustics
To investigate the mechanisms via which lung volume related caudal tracheal traction decreases upper airway collapsibility.
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