Open AccessShort-Term Potentiation in the Control of Pharyngeal Muscles in Obstructive Apnea Patients
Author(s) -
Magdy Younes,
Andrea Loewen,
Michele Ostrowski,
Patrick J. Hanly
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.5665/sleep.4182
Subject(s) - obstructive sleep apnea , medicine , pharyngeal muscles , apnea , cardiology , long term potentiation , term (time) , anesthesia , physical medicine and rehabilitation , airway , receptor , physics , quantum mechanics
To determine if activation of the genioglossus (GG) muscle during obstructive apnea events involves short-term potentiation (STP) and is followed by sustained activation beyond the obstructive phase (after-discharge).
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