Intraesophageal acid perfusion sensitizes the esophagus to mechanical distension: A barostat study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2189-2194

  Hu, Wayne H C ^a   Martin, Christopher J ^a   Talley, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; THORAX PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; CHEST PAIN; ELASTICITY; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MALE; MANOMETRY; MECHANORECEPTORS; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERFUSION; PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033826076     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)01028-5     Document Type: Article

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