title: Aging influences on pharyngeal anatomy and physiology: the predisposition to pharyngeal collapse.
authors.affiliation: Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary/Critical Care Divisions, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02115, USA. amalhotra1@partners.org
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: Yaqi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fogel
authors.forename: Stan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lazic
authors.forename: Giora
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pillar
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jakab
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kikinis
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010609:Pharyngeal Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017286:Polysomnography; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*