title: Concerning the importance of pharyngeal muscles in the maintenance of upper airway patency during sleep. An opinion.
authors: Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland.
authors: K P
authors: KP
authors: Strohl
authors: L G
authors: LG
authors: Olson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D010609:Pharyngeal Muscles / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012119:Respiration; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology; D012913:Snoring / Q000503:physiopathology