Control of Upper Airway Motoneurons During REM Sleep
1998; American Physiological Society; Volume: 13; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1152/physiologyonline.1998.13.2.91
ISSN1548-9213
AutoresLeszek Kubin, Richard O. Davies, Allan I Pack,
Tópico(s)Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
ResumoThe loss of tone in upper airway muscles contributes to disorders of breathing during sleep. In an animal model of rapid eye movement sleep atonia, decrements in the activity of upper airway motoneurons are caused by withdrawal of excitation mediated by serotonin and other transmitters, rather than by state-dependent inhibition.
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