Gastrointestinal sphincters: Up and down and ups and downs

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 1-2

  Diamant, N E ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENKEPHALIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; SUBSTANCE P;

ANUS SPHINCTER; DUODENUM; EDITORIAL; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; ILEUM; IMPEDANCE; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLORUS; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SMOOTH MUSCLE; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

EID: 19944414309     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2005.00674.x     Document Type: Editorial

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