Acid infusion does not affect intraesophageal balloon distention-induced sensory and pain thresholds

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 947-949

  DeVault, Kenneth R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MANOMETRY; MECHANORECEPTOR; NOCICEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BALLOON DILATATION; CHEMORECEPTORS; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MALE; MANOMETRY; MECHANORECEPTORS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN THRESHOLD; PLACEBOS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0030922235     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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