Reflex relationships between the cervical esophagus and the respiratory system in cats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 217, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 81-84

  Barthélémy, Pierre ^a   Sabeur, Georgette ^a   Jammes, Yves ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Airway tone; Cat; Esophagus; Pulmonary circulation; Sympathetic system; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0030592573     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)13050-0     Document Type: Article

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