Effect of ageing on the upper and lower oesophageal sphincters

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1221-1225

  Bardan, E ^a   Xie, P ^a   Brasseur, J ^a   Dua, K ^a   Ulualp, S O ^a   Kern, M ^a   Shaker, R ^a  

^a FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Lower oesophageal sphincter; Oesophageal manometry; Upper oesophageal sphincter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MANOMETRY; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE TONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

EID: 0033680522     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200012110-00009     Document Type: Article

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