Inflammatory markers in palatine tonsils of children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Introduction: Obstrutive sleep apnea syndrome is characterized by repeated episodes of upper airway obstruction, associated with intermittent hypoxia and hypercapnia, and the main risk factor in childhood is adenotonsillar hypertrophy. The lymphocytes in these structures are responsible for local an...
Main Authors: | Vitor Guo Chen, Viviane Maria Guerreiro da Fonseca, Jônatas Bussador Amaral, Cíntia Meirelles Camargo-Kosugi, Gustavo Moreira, Eduardo Macoto Kosugi, Reginaldo Raimundo Fujita |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1808869418305986 |
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