Systemic and Pulmonary Inflammation/Oxidative Damage: Implications of General and Respiratory Muscle Training in Chronic Spinal-Cord-Injured Patients

Chronic spinal cord injury affects several respiratory-function-related parameters, such as a decrease in respiratory volumes associated with weakness and a tendency to fibrosis of the perithoracic muscles, a predominance of vagal over sympathetic action inducing airway obstructions, and a difficult...

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Main Authors: Oscar F. Araneda, Cristián Rosales-Antequera, Felipe Contreras-Briceño, Marcelo Tuesta, Rafael Rossi-Serrano, José Magalhães, Ginés Viscor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Biology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/6/828