Effects of aging on genioglossus motor units in humans.

The genioglossus is a major upper airway dilator muscle thought to be important in obstructive sleep apnea pathogenesis. Aging is a risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea although the mechanisms are unclear and the effects of aging on motor unit remodeled in the genioglossus remains unknown. To ass...

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Main Authors: Julian P Saboisky, Daniel W Stashuk, Andrew Hamilton-Wright, John Trinder, Sanjeev Nandedkar, Atul Malhotra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4128697?pdf=render