New analysis for the study of the muscle function in the human oesophagus

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 767-772

  Pedersen, J ^a,b   Drewes, A M ^a,b   Gregersen, Hans ^a,b,c  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Length tension relation; Oesophagus; Preload afterload

Indexed keywords

SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

ADULT; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; REFERENCE VALUES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 25844503428     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2005.00652.x     Document Type: Article

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