Chronic intermittent hypoxia in humans during 28 nights results in blood pressure elevation and increased muscle sympathetic nerve activity.
Gilmartin GS, Lynch M, Tamisier R, Weiss JW.
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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2010 Sep;299(3):H925-31. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00253.2009. Epub 2010 Jun 25.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2010.
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Increased sympathetic activation, altered vascular function, and inflammation are all putative mechanisms. We recently reported (Tamisier R, Gilmartin GS, Launois SH, Pepin JL, Nespoulet H, Thomas RJ, Levy P, Weiss JW. J Appl Physiol 107: 17-24, 2009) a new model of CIH in …
Increased sympathetic activation, altered vascular function, and inflammation are all putative mechanisms. We recently reported (Tamisier R, …