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World J Diabetes. Dec 15, 2013; 4(6): 238-244
Published online Dec 15, 2013. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v4.i6.238
Figure 1
Figure 1 Flow diagram demonstrating interplay between obstructive sleep apnea, intermittent hypoxia, sleep fragmentation and diabetes. OSA: Obstructive sleep apnea; NF-κB: Nuclear factor kappa B; PA1: Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1; HPA: Hypothalamic-pituitary axis; IL: Interleukin; TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor-α. Modified from Ref [58].