Tissue properties and respiratory kinematics of the tongue base and soft palate in the obese OSA minipig.

Obesity is a common finding and a major pathogenetic factor in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults. To understand the mechanisms behind this, the present study investigated the tissue properties and respiratory kinematics of the tongue base and soft palate in the obese OSA minipig model. In 4 ve...

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Autors principals: Daniel F Leotta, Daniel Ly, Bishoy Galil, Jeff Thiel, Elliot Willis, Niranjan Balu, Zi-Jun Liu
Format: Article
Idioma:English
Publicat: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Col·lecció:PLoS ONE
Accés en línia:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0293907&type=printable