Evidence for a peripheral mechanism of esophagocrural diaphragm inhibitory reflex in cats

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 2 41-2, 2000, Pages

  Liu, Jianmin ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshihiro ^b,c   Schirmer, Bruce D ^b   Ross, Robert A ^b   Mittal, Ravinder K ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Crural diaphragm relaxation; Neuromuscular junction; Transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; FEMALE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MUSCLE REFLEX; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0034012445     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.278.2.g281     Document Type: Article

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