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. 2023 May;27(2):679-682.
doi: 10.1007/s11325-022-02627-w. Epub 2022 Apr 28.

The evidence does not support long-term oxygenation as a functional explanation for the evolution of yawning

Jorg J M Massen #  1 , Andrew C Gallup #  2
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The evidence does not support long-term oxygenation as a functional explanation for the evolution of yawning

Jorg J M Massen et al. Sleep Breath. 2023 May.
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