Correlation of electrical and contractile activities of the cricopharyngeus muscle in the cat

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 2 36-2, 1997, Pages

  Medda, B K ^a   Lang, I M ^a   Dodds, W J ^a   Christl, M ^a   Kern, M ^a   Hogan, W J ^a   Shaker, R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyographic activity; Esophago upper esophageal sphincter reflex; Length tension relationship; Swallowing; Upper esophageal sphincter

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRICOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE; DECEREBRATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWALLOWING; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

EID: 0030870531     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1997.273.2.g470     Document Type: Article

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