Intermittent Hypoxia and Human Diseases

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Xi, Lei (Editor), Serebrovskaya, Tatiana V. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cardiology.; Pathology.; Medicine & Public Health.

The scientific field of intermittent hypoxia and its effects on living organisms is surrounded by divergent and controversial findings. Does the condition play pathogenic roles in disease states, such as sleep apnea, chronic pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease and cancer? Or does exposure to i...