Reactive oxygen radicals and gaseous transmitters in carotid body activation by intermittent hypoxia

Sleep apnea is a prevalent respiratory disease characterized by periodic cessation of breathing during sleep causing intermittent hypoxia (IH). Sleep apnea patients and rodents exposed to IH exhibit elevated sympathetic nerve activity and hypertension. A heightened carotid body (CB) chemoreflex has...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cell and tissue research 2018-05, Vol.372 (2), p.427-431
Hauptverfasser: Prabhakar, Nanduri R., Peng, Ying-Jie, Yuan, Guoxiang, Nanduri, Jayasri
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