StadlerDLMcEvoyRDBradleyJPaulDCatchesidePG. Changes in lung volume and diaphragm muscle activity at sleep onset in obese obstructive sleep apnea patients vs healthy-weight controls. J Appl Physiol. 2010;109(4):1027-1036. doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.01397.2009
3.
RobertsJLReedWRThachBT. Pharyngeal airway-stabilizing function of sternohyoid and sternothyroid muscles in the rabbit. J Appl Physiol. 1984;57(6):1790-1795. doi:10.1152/jappl.1984.57.6.1790
4.
SchneiderHBoudewynsASmithPL, et al. Modulation of upper airway collapsibility during sleep: influence of respiratory phase and flow regimen. J Appl Physiol. 2002;93(4):1365-1376. doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00942.2001
5.
BannehekaS. Morphological study of the ansa cervicalis and the phrenic nerve. Anat Sci Int. 2008;83:31-44. doi:10.1111/j.1447-073x.2007.00201.x