The effect of mechanoreceptor stimulation of the laryngopharynx on the oesophago-gastric junction

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 353-359

  Noordzij, J P ^a   Mittal, Ravinder K ^b,c   Arora, T ^a   Pehlivanov, N ^b   Liu, J ^b   Reibel, J F ^a   Levine, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Crural diaphragm; Laryngopharyngeal mechanoreceptors; LOS; Transient LOS relaxation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM; DIET RESTRICTION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENDOSCOPE; EPIGLOTTIS; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOPHARYNX; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; STIMULATION; SWALLOWING;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARYTENOID CARTILAGE; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPIGLOTTIS; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNX; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PRESSURE; TONGUE;

EID: 0033910051     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2982.2000.00213.x     Document Type: Article

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