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Geriatrics
Effects of aging on accompanying intermittent hypoxia in a bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis mouse model
Heayon Lee, In Kyoung Kim, Jeonghyeon Im, Bae Suk Jin, Hwan Hee Kim, Sei Won Kim, Chang Dong Yeo, Sang Haak Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(6):934-944. Published online October 5, 2023
Background/Aims: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is prevalent in older patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); however, it is underrecognized. OSA is characterized by intermittent hypoxia (IH) and sleep fragmentation. In this study, we evaluated the effects of IH in an older mouse model of..
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