Mechanisms of secondary esophageal peristalsis

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 5 A, 1997, Pages 44S-46S

  Christensen, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; HUMAN; MECHANORECEPTOR; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX;

EID: 0031435177     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)00321-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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