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  • Title: Sleep apnea in normal kittens.
    Author: McGinty DJ, London MS, Baker TL, Stevenson M, Hoppenbrouwers T, Harper RM, Sterman MB, Hodgman J.
    Journal: Sleep; 1979; 1(4):393-412. PubMed ID: 504878.
    Abstract:
    Apneic episodes in normal 10-, 20-, and 40-day-old kittens were assessed with polygraphic recordings. End expiratory apneas, usually preceded by somatic activity and/or augmented breaths, with durations less than 10 sec were observed in quiet sleep, active sleep, and transitions between states in all age groups. The highest apnea density was found at state transitions. Heart rate decelerations occurred before, during, and following apneas, but decelerations were not related to apnea duration. Combined central and obstructive components were associated with 9% of apneas in normal kittens.
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