Cardiovascular and ventilatory acclimatization induced by chronic intermittent hypoxia: A role for the carotid body in the pathophysiology of sleep apnea

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) show augmented ventilatory, sympathetic and cardiovascular responses to hypoxia. The facilitatory effect of chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) on the hypoxic ventilatory response has been attributed to a potentiation of the carotid body (CB) chemosensory r...

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Main Authors: ITURRIAGA,RODRIGO, REY,SERGIO, DEL RÍO,RODRIGO
Language:English
Published: Sociedad de Biología de Chile 2005
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602005000400004
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