Oesophago-gastric junction opening function: Assessment using ultrasound imaging and the effects of atropine

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 376-384

  Liu, J ^a   Takeda, T ^a   Dogan, I ^a   Bhargava, V ^a   Mittal, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Mechanical properties; Oesophagus; Sphincter

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFUSION PUMP; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; STOMACH; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ATROPINE; COMPLIANCE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 33645831975     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2006.00763.x     Document Type: Article

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