Crural diaphragm inhibition during esophageal distension correlates with contraction of the esophageal longitudinal muscle in cats

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 288, Issue 5 51-5, 2005, Pages

  Liu, Jianmin ^a   Puckett, James L ^a   Takeda, Torahiko ^a   Jung, Hwoon Yong ^a   Mittal, Ravinder K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lower esophageal sphincter relaxation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH PRESSURE;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; BALLOON DILATATION; CATS; DIAPHRAGM; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GABA AGONISTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION;

EID: 17644392103     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00353.2004     Document Type: Article

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