APNEA PROLONGATION VIA SHORT-TERM INHIBITION

Authors
DEMPSEY JA LEEVERS AM WILSON CR HARMS CA SMITH CA
Citation
Ja. Dempsey et al., APNEA PROLONGATION VIA SHORT-TERM INHIBITION, Sleep, 19(10), 1996, pp. 160-163
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Behavioral Sciences","Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Sleep → ACNP
ISSN journal
01618105
Volume
19
Issue
10
Year of publication
1996
Supplement
S
Pages
160 - 163
Database
ISI
SICI code
0161-8105(1996)19:10<160:APVSI>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Central apneas during sleep are frequently of longer duration than pre dicted and persist despite high levels of chemical stimuli. We provide evidence that suggests that this apnea prolongation represents a cent ral inertia in the control system mediated by reciprocal inhibition of inspiration.