Sustained esophageal contraction: A motor correlate of heartburn symptom

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 281, Issue 3 44-3, 2001, Pages

  Pehlivanov, N ^a   Liu, J ^a   Mittal, R K ^a  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal motor disorder; Esophageal pain; High frequency ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; IMAGING; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0034822035     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.281.3.g743     Document Type: Article

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