Anatomy and physiology of the upper esophageal sphincter

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 5 A, 1997, Pages 50S-55S

  Lang, Ivan M ^a   Shaker, Reza ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; GALANIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANATOMY; BIOPHYSICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRICOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL NERVE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE TONE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

EID: 0031435178     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)00323-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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