Rodent models of sleep apnea

EM Davis, CP O'Donnell - Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 2013 - Elsevier
Rodent models of sleep apnea have long been used to provide novel insight into the
generation and predisposition to apneas as well as to characterize the impact of sleep
apnea on cardiovascular, metabolic, and psychological health in humans. Given the
significant body of work utilizing rodent models in the field of sleep apnea, the aims of this
review are three-fold: first, to review the use of rodents as natural models of sleep apnea;
second, to provide an overview of the experimental interventions employed in rodents to …