Electromyographic activity during the reflex pharyngeal swallow in the pig: Doty and Bosma (1956) revisited

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 587-600

  Thexton, A J ^a   Crompton, A W ^b   German, R Z ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deglutition; Electromyogram; Motor pattern; Muscle; Pharynx; Pig

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPIGLOTTIS; EXPERIMENTAL PIG; HYOID BONE; LATENT PERIOD; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE REFLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWALLOWING; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DEGLUTITION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAGGING; MOTOR NEURONS; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 33846856473     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00456.2006     Document Type: Article

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