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List of works by Ken D O'Halloran

A Randomized Controlled Trial of End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Detection of Preterm Infants in the Delivery Room

scientific article published on 9 December 2016

A paradigm shift in oxygen sensing with a twist in the tale!

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A tongue-twister to translation? Increased complexity of genioglossus movement during wakefulness in persons with obstructive sleep apnoea

scientific article published on 20 January 2020

Activation of medullary post-inspiratory related neurons during clonidine-induced central apnea in anesthetized goats.

scientific article published in January 2001

Alpha2A-adrenoceptor mediated tachypnea in awake goats.

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Antioxidant therapy for muscular dystrophy: caveat lector!

scientific article published on 25 December 2017

Blast from the past! Phrenic motor memory of antecedent episodic hypercapnia is serotonin dependent: relevance to respiratory rehabilitation and sleep-disordered breathing?

scientific article published in February 2016

Blood flow to limb muscles during submaximal dynamic exercise with resistive breathing: Use it or lose it?

scientific article published on 04 January 2019

Brainstem adrenomedullin facilitates intermittent hypoxia-induced hypertension: A sympathetic story of a selfish brain

scientific article published on 09 October 2019

Brainstem network pathology and impaired respiratory drive as successive signatures in a rat model of Parkinson's disease

scientific article published on 09 September 2018

Bugs, breathing and blood pressure: Microbiota-gut-brain axis signalling in cardiorespiratory control in health and disease

scientific article published on 11 July 2020

Caffeine therapy for apnoea of prematurity: Wake up to the fact that sex matters

scientific article published on 20 August 2018

Carbonic anhydrase inhibition and chemoreflex control of breathing: A litmus test for methazolamide as a viable alternative to acetazolamide

scientific article published on 15 January 2020

Cardiorespiratory hysteresis during incremental high altitude ascent-descent quantifies the magnitude of ventilatory acclimatization

scientific article published on 18 May 2020

Cardiovascular sequelae of the sleep apnoea syndrome: Sex, stress and therapeutic strategies

scientific article published on 29 August 2018

Carotid body dopaminergic mechanisms are functional after acclimatization to hypoxia in goats

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

Carotid body dopaminergic mechanisms during acclimatization to hypoxia.

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Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia Blunts the Expression of Ventilatory Long Term Facilitation in Sleeping Rats

scientific article published in January 2015

Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia Increases Apnoea Index in Sleeping Rats

scientific article published on January 1, 2012

Chronic hypobaric hypoxia increases isolated rat fast-twitch and slow-twitch limb muscle force and fatigue.

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Chronic hypoxia increases rat diaphragm muscle endurance and sodium-potassium ATPase pump content

scientific article published on 09 December 2010

Chronic intermittent asphyxia impairs rat upper airway muscle responses to acute hypoxia and asphyxia

scientific article published on 01 July 2002

Chronic intermittent asphyxia impairs rat upper airway muscle responses to acute hypoxia and asphyxia.

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Chronic intermittent hypoxia and renovascular hypertension: A case of one plus one equals one-half!

scientific article published on 26 January 2018

Chronic intermittent hypoxia creates the perfect storm with calamitous consequences for respiratory control.

scientific article published on 31 October 2015

Chronic intermittent hypoxia increases rat sternohyoid muscle NADPH oxidase expression with attendant modest oxidative stress.

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Chronic intermittent hypoxia orchestrates cardiorespiratory cacophony--adapting melody to malady

scientific article published in March 2015

Chronic intermittent hypoxia-induced hypertension: An expired hypothesis laid to rest?

scientific article published on 13 June 2019

Chronic nitric oxide synthase inhibition does not impair upper airway muscle adaptation to chronic intermittent hypoxia in the rat.

scientific article published in January 2014

Chronic sustained hypoxia-induced redox remodeling causes contractile dysfunction in mouse sternohyoid muscle.

scientific article published on 20 April 2015

Clonidine induces upper airway closure in awake goats

scientific article published on 01 November 2000

Combined XIL-6R and urocortin-2 treatment restores MDX diaphragm muscle force

scientific article published on 13 March 2017

Comparison of the contractile properties, oxidative capacities and fibre type profiles of the voluntary sphincters of continence in the rat.

scientific article published on 4 July 2010

Cortical control of upper airway calibre: It's the thought that counts!

scientific article published on 11 April 2019

Corticomotor control of airway calibre in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

scientific article published on 15 January 2020

Counter-regulatory control of homeostasis during hypoglycaemia: adrenaline hits the sweet spot in the controversy concerning carotid body glucose sensing

scientific article published on 01 August 2016

Delivery room end tidal CO2 monitoring in preterm infants <32 weeks.

scientific article published on 24 August 2015

Diaphragm Muscle Adaptation to Sustained Hypoxia: Lessons from Animal Models with Relevance to High Altitude and Chronic Respiratory Diseases

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Diaphragm Muscle Weakness Following Acute Sustained Hypoxic Stress in the Mouse Is Prevented by Pretreatment with N-Acetyl Cysteine.

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Diaphragm fatigue: similarities and differences between sexes

scientific article published on 21 December 2020

Diaphragm muscle performance in ageing: A new perspective on an old story

scientific article published on 09 May 2019

Diaphragm muscle remodeling in a rat model of chronic intermittent hypoxia

scientific article published on 02 May 2013

Diaphragm muscle weakness and increased UCP-3 gene expression following acute hypoxic stress in the mouse

scientific article published on 5 November 2015

Differential effects of clonidine on upper airway abductor and adductor muscle activity in awake goats

scientific article published on 01 August 1999

Does episodic hypoxia affect upper airway dilator muscle function? Implications for the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnoea.

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Dopaminergic excitation in goat carotid body may be mediated by serotonin receptors

scientific article published on 01 January 2000

Dopaminergic modulation of respiratory motor output in peripherally chemodenervated goats

scientific article published on 01 September 1998

Early Life Exposure to Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia Primes Increased Susceptibility to Hypoxia-Induced Weakness in Rat Sternohyoid Muscle during Adulthood

scientific article published on 4 March 2016

Early life exposure to chronic intermittent hypoxia causes upper airway dilator muscle weakness, which persists into young adulthood.

scientific article published on 14 July 2015

Effect of almitrine on ventilation and on diaphragm and geniohyoid muscle activity in the rat

scientific article published on 01 September 1996

Effect of chronic intermittent hypoxia on the reflex recruitment of the genioglossus during airway obstruction in the anesthetized rat.

scientific article published in January 2014

Effect of upper airway cooling and CO2 on diaphragm and geniohyoid muscle activity in the rat

scientific article published on 01 November 1996

Effects of Fractional Inspired Oxygen on Cerebral Oxygenation in Preterm Infants following Delivery.

scientific article published on 16 September 2015

Effects of Gestational and Postnatal Exposure to Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia on Diaphragm Muscle Contractile Function in the Rat.

scientific article published on 12 July 2016

Effects of chronic hypobaric hypoxia on contractile properties of rat sternohyoid and diaphragm muscles

scientific article published in August 2003

Effects of partial nerve injury on the responses of C-fiber polymodal nociceptors to adrenergic agonists

scientific article published in June 1997

Effects of prolyl-hydroxylase inhibition and chronic intermittent hypoxia on synaptic transmission and plasticity in the rat CA1 and dentate gyrus.

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Effects of superior laryngeal nerve section on ventilation in neonatal guinea-pigs

scientific article published in July 1995

Effects of sustained hypoxia on sternohyoid and diaphragm muscle during development.

scientific article published on 13 June 2013

Effects of upper airway carbon dioxide on upper airway resistance and muscle activity in young guinea-pigs

scientific article published in May 2000

Engineering a solution to explore the cardiorespiratory limits to exercise performance: take a load off!

scientific article published in June 2016

Epigenetic silencing by early-life hypoxic stress programmes respiratory motor control

scientific article published on 28 November 2019

Evidence of hypoxic tolerance in weak upper airway muscle from young mdx mice

scientific article published on 9 December 2015

Genioglossus activation during maximal sniff manoeuvres: Is upper airway function relevant in the clinical assessment of inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength?

scientific article published on 10 November 2018

Getting jittery about the mechanism of hypertension in sleep apnoea

scientific article published in October 2014

High adventure shunts old notions of pulmonary vascular control during hypoxic exercise: contrasting views that might just burst your bubble!

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Hydrogen peroxide alters sternohyoid muscle function.

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Impact of Exercise on Innate Immunity in Multiple Sclerosis Progression and Symptomatology

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Impact of short-term cycle ergometer training on quality of life, cognition and depressive symptomatology in multiple sclerosis patients: a pilot study.

scientific article published on 26 December 2017

Improved tolerance of acute severe hypoxic stress in chronic hypoxic diaphragm is nitric oxide-dependent

scientific article published on 23 May 2015

In vivo neutralization of IL-6 receptors ameliorates gastrointestinal dysfunction in dystrophin-deficient mdx mice.

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Increased cardiac output contributes to the development of chronic intermittent hypoxia-induced hypertension

scientific article published on 25 July 2014

Influence of cervical sympathetic nerves on ventilation and upper airway resistance in the rat

scientific article published on 01 July 1998

Inhibitory dopaminergic mechanisms are functional in peripherally chemodenervated goats

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

Inspiratory pressure-generating capacity is preserved during ventilatory and non-ventilatory behaviours in young dystrophic mdx mice despite profound diaphragm muscle weakness

scientific article published on 13 January 2019

Intermittent hypoxia impairs pharyngeal dilator muscle function in male but not female rats

scientific article published in January 2010

Is alkalosis the dominant factor in hypoxia-induced cognitive dysfunction?

scientific article published on 05 August 2019

Is non-normalized chest wall electromyogram activity a reliable index of respiratory neural drive? On the surface - yes!

scientific article published on 03 April 2019

Measure what is measurable: IJMS comes of age as the baton changes hands

scientific article published on 13 October 2016

Methysergide augments the acute, but not the sustained, hypoxic ventilatory response in goats

scientific article published on 01 October 1999

Mind the gap: Widening the demographic to establish new norms in human physiology

scientific article published on 07 May 2020

Modulation of enteric neurons by interleukin-6 and corticotropin-releasing factor contributes to visceral hypersensitivity and altered colonic motility in a rat model of irritable bowel syndrome.

scientific article published on 25 September 2014

Motor unit behaviour of the ageing human diaphragm: mid-life crisis for the inspiratory pump?

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Muscling in on neurorehabilitative strategies to counter respiratory motor dysfunction in cervical spinal cord injury

scientific article published on 23 November 2020

Neuroimmune modulation of cardiorespiratory responses to acute severe hypoxia

scientific article published on 23 May 2018

Nonvagal tachypnea following alpha2-adrenoceptor stimulation in awake goats

scientific article published on 01 October 1999

Opioids for the relief of acute respiratory distress syndrome: Endomorphins are the μ kids on the block!

scientific article published on 25 August 2019

Oxidative stress impairs upper airway muscle endurance in an animal model of sleep-disordered breathing.

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Peripheral and central respiratory system pathology in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease: A prodromal signature of clinical relevance?

scientific article published on 15 March 2019

Pharmacological and immunochemical evidence of the dopamine D3 receptor in the goat carotid body.

scientific article published in January 2001

Pharmacotherapies for apnoea of prematurity: time to pause and consider targeted sex-specific strategies?

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Physiology in fine fettle in the fair city

scientific article published on 08 September 2016

Piling on the pressure to combat acute respiratory distress syndrome: a PEEP into the future?

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Plasma IL-8 signature correlates with pain and depressive symptomatology in patients with burning mouth syndrome: Results from a pilot study.

scientific article published in December 2017

Plasma N-acylethanolamine and endocannabinoid levels in burning mouth syndrome: potential role in disease pathogenesis

scientific article published on 13 February 2018

Playing your heart out

scientific article published on 10 October 2015

Pontine noradrenergic neurons facilitate pulmonary ventilation during hypercapnic stress: fight or flight - and breathe!

scientific article published on 21 December 2019

Prenatal stress-induced alterations in major physiological systems correlate with gut microbiota composition in adulthood

scientific article published on 17 June 2015

Pro-inflammatory cytokines do not affect basal or hypoxia-stimulated discharge of rat vagal paraganglia.

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Propranolol does not affect the hindlimb vasodilatation elicited by stimulation of superior laryngeal nerve paraganglia

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

Purinergic modulation of chemosensory drive to breathe from the lateral hypothalamus/perifornical area depends upon sleep-wake and light-dark phases

scientific article published on 02 November 2018

Reactive oxygen species mediated diaphragm fatigue in a rat model of chronic intermittent hypoxia

scientific article published on 17 January 2014

Recovery of respiratory function in mdx mice co-treated with neutralizing interleukin-6 receptor antibodies and urocortin-2

Redox Remodeling Is Pivotal in Murine Diaphragm Muscle Adaptation to Chronic Sustained Hypoxia.

scientific article published on 17 December 2015

Renal reactivity: Acid-base compensation during incremental ascent to high altitude

scientific article published on 28 October 2018

Reply from David P. Burns, Eric F. Lucking and Ken D. O'Halloran: Auxiliary compensation for diaphragm dysfunction in dystrophic disease

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Reply: The two faces of active expiration: a case of mistaken identity!

scientific article published on 19 December 2019

Resistive breathing and respiratory muscle fatigue: a load of concern just expired!

scientific article published on 17 July 2017

Respiratory Control in the mdx Mouse Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

scientific article published on January 2015

Respiratory control and sternohyoid muscle structure and function in aged male rats: decreased susceptibility to chronic intermittent hypoxia.

scientific article published on 22 November 2011

Respiratory muscle dysfunction in animal models of hypoxic disease: antioxidant therapy goes from strength to strength.

scientific article published on 14 July 2017

Respiratory plasticity in response to changes in oxygen supply and demand

scientific article published on July 23, 2007

Respiratory-related pharyngeal constrictor muscle activity in awake goats

scientific article published on 01 June 1999

Restoration of pharyngeal dilator muscle force in dystrophin-deficient (mdx) mice following co-treatment with neutralizing interleukin-6 receptor antibodies and urocortin 2.

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Sensorimotor control of breathing in the mdx mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

scientific article published on 26 September 2017

Serotonin and the hypoxic ventilatory response in awake goats

scientific article published on 01 January 2000

Sex differences in murine sternohyoid muscle tolerance of acute severe hypoxic stress

scientific article published on 15 July 2016

Sex, stress and sleep apnoea: Decreased susceptibility to upper airway muscle dysfunction following intermittent hypoxia in females.

scientific article published on 21 November 2016

Simulating the space station: a launch pad for new explorations in integrative physiology

scientific article published on 29 April 2020

Sleep awakens active expiration.

scientific article published on 22 August 2017

Squamous Papilloma Causing Airway Obstruction During Conscious Sedation.

scientific article published in January 2017

Stimulating ideas for disorders of breathing, speech and swallowing

scientific article published on 25 September 2020

Structural and functional properties of an upper airway dilator muscle in aged obese male rats

scientific article published on 11 October 2011

Sustained moderate hyperoxia augments the acute hypoxic response in awake goats

scientific article published on 01 January 2001

Sweet success should set tongues wagging. A portrait of airway muscle injury in sleep apnea

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Sympathetic vasomotor activity during dynamic exercise with resistive breathing: Sex differences and the nerve to show it!

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Tempol Supplementation Restores Diaphragm Force and Metabolic Enzyme Activities in mdx Mice.

scientific article published on 6 December 2017

Tempol ameliorates pharyngeal dilator muscle dysfunction in a rodent model of chronic intermittent hypoxia

scientific article published on 25 August 2011

Tetany During Intravenous Conscious Sedation in Dentistry Resulting From Hyperventilation-Induced Hypocapnia.

scientific article published on January 2016

The carotid bodies exercise control over active expiration but not peak performance during high-intensity treadmill running

scientific article published on 07 June 2020

The effect of pro-inflammatory cytokines on the discharge rate of vagal nerve paraganglia in the rat.

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The effect of sympathetic nerve stimulation on ventilation and upper airway resistance in the anaesthetized rat.

scientific article published in January 1996

The effects of airway CO2 and cooling on ventilation and upper airway resistance in anaesthetized rats.

scientific article published in January 1994

The effects of breath-holds and Muller manoeuvres on upper airway carbon dioxide concentration in humans

scientific article published on 24 January 2007

The effects of laryngeal CO2 and cooling on ventilation and laryngeal resistance in the anaesthetized rat.

scientific article published in January 1994

The impact of preterm adversity on cardiorespiratory function

scientific article published on 03 December 2019

The shape of things to come: Early life stress stunts brainstem microglia, with lasting implications for cardiorespiratory control and plasticity

scientific article published on 05 August 2018

The β2 -adrenoceptor agonist terbutaline recovers rat pharyngeal dilator muscle force decline during severe hypoxia.

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Upper airway EMG responses to acute hypoxia and asphyxia are impaired in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

scientific article published on November 14, 2003

Upper airway cooling reduces upper airway resistance in anaesthetized young guinea-pigs

scientific article published on June 1, 1998

Upper airway dilator muscle weakness following intermittent and sustained hypoxia in the rat: effects of a superoxide scavenger.

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Ventilatory acclimatization to hypoxia: Time to express a critical central message

scientific article published on 24 February 2020

Ventilatory and upper airway muscle responses to upper airway CO2 in anaesthetized neonatal guinea-pigs.

scientific article published in January 1996

Ventilatory and upper-airway resistance responses to upper-airway cooling and CO2 in anaesthetised rats

scientific article published on 01 December 1994

Ventilatory drive is enhanced in male and female rats following chronic intermittent hypoxia

scientific article published in January 2009

Ventilatory effects of alpha2-adrenoceptor blockade in awake goats.

scientific article published in May 2001

Working out the energetic cost of breathing during exercise

scientific article published on 23 October 2019