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BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH  (2005)

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

Iturriaga R.; Rey, S; Del Rio R.

Keywords: rat, carotid body, hypertension, responses, adaptation, nitric-oxide, heart-rate-variability, chemosensory activity, systemic blood-pressure, sustained hypoxia, ventilatory acclimatization, intermittent hypoxia, obstructive sleep apnea, peripheral chemoreceptors, neural-control