Obstructive sleep apnea and insulin resistance: a role for microcirculation? Apnéia obstrutiva do sono e resistência à insulina: qual o papel da microcirculação?

Obstructive sleep apnea is an increasingly recognized medical problem. The recent attention to its frequency in the general population and its important role in metabolic, vascular, and behavioral aspects have sharply increased the number and nature of investigations, thereby revealing new aspects t...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Wiernsperger, Pierre Nivoit, Eliete Bouskela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2006-06-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322006000300011