Joanne Avraam

After-discharge in the upper airway muscle genioglossus following brief hypoxia.

Joanne Avraam, Andrew Dawson, Nicole Feast, Feiven Lee Fan, Monika D Fridgant, Amanda Kay, Zi Yi Koay, Pingdong Jia, Rachel Greig, Therese Thornton, Christian L Nicholas, Fergal J O'Donoghue, John Trinder, Amy S Jordan

Journal article  |  2021  |  Sleep

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Genioglossus (GG) after-discharge is thought to protect against pharyngeal collapse by minimizing periods of low..

Perinatal Nicotine Reduces Chemosensitivity of Medullary 5-HT Neurons after Maturation in Culture

Joanne Avraam, Yuanming Wu, George Bradley Richerson

Journal article  |  2020  |  NEUROSCIENCE

Perinatal exposure to nicotine produces ventilatory and chemoreflex deficits in neonatal mammals. Medullary 5-HT neurons are putat..

Motor Control of the Genioglossus During After Discharge

A Jordan, CL Nicholas, J Avraam, A Dawson, T Thornton, A Kay, P Jia, R Greig, N Feast, F Fan, M Fridgant, J Trinder

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Does Nasal Obstruction Induce Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Healthy Women?

Islay Pittaway, Anna Ishkova, Helena Bean, Stephanie McCarthy, Isabella Lay, Joanne Avraam, Andrew Dawson, Therese Thornton, Christian L Nicholas, John Trinder, Fergal J O'Donoghue, Melinda L Jackson, Amy S Jordan

Journal article  |  2020  |  NATURE AND SCIENCE OF SLEEP

Purpose: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is less prevalent among women and is associated with different symptoms and consequences to..

The effect of sex and body weight on lung volumes during sleep

Joanne Avraam, Andrew Dawson, Peter D Rochford, Danny J Brazzale, Fergal J O'Donoghue, John Trinder, Amy S Jordan

Journal article  |  2019  |  SLEEP

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Low lung volumes are thought to contribute to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA is worse in the supine versus l..

The Effects of Experimental Sleep Fragmentation and Sleep Deprivation on the Response of the Genioglossus Muscle to Inspiratory Resistive Loads

Jennifer M Cori, Christian L Nicholas, Joanne Avraam, V Vien Lee, Rachel Schembri, Melinda L Jackson, Amy S Jordan

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL SLEEP MEDICINE

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Poor upper airway dilator muscle function may contribute to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Sleep deprivation red..

The effect of body mass and sex on the accuracy of respiratory magnetometers for measurement of end-expiratory lung volumes

Joanne Avraam, Rosie Bourke, John Trinder, Christian L Nicholas, Danny Brazzale, Fergal J O'Donoghue, Peter D Rochford, Amy S Jordan

Journal article  |  2016  |  JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Respiratory magnetometers are increasingly being used in sleep studies to measure changes in end-expiratory lung volume (EELV), in..

alpha 4-Containing nicotinic receptors contribute to the effects of perinatal nicotine on ventilatory and metabolic responses of neonatal mice to ambient cooling

Joanne Avraam, Kevin J Cummings, Peter B Frappell

Journal article  |  2016  |  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Among numerous studies, perinatal nicotine exposure (PN) has had variable effects on respiratory control in the neonatal period. T..

Prenatal nicotine exposure increases hyperventilation in alpha 4-knock-out mice during mild asphyxia

Joanne Ayraam, Gary Cohen, John Drago, Peter B Frappell

Journal article  |  2015  |  RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROBIOLOGY

Prenatal nicotine exposure alters breathing and ventilatory responses to stress through stimulation of nicotine acetylcholine rece..

The effects of chronic nicotine exposure on chemosensitivity of medullary 5‐HT neurons

Joanne Avraam, Yuanming Wu, George B Richerson

Journal article  |  2012  |  The FASEB Journal