Upper sphincter function during transient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxation (tLOSR); It is mainly about microburps

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 203-210

  Pandolfino, J E ^a   Ghosh, S K ^a   Zhang, Q ^a   Han, A ^a   Kahrilas, P J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High resolution manometry; Transient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxation; Upper oesophageal sphincter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOPHARYNX; LIPID DIET; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MALE; MANOMETRY; MONITORING; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PH ELECTRODE; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SOLID STATE; STOMACH; TEST MEAL; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

ADULT; ERUCTATION; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, UPPER; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION;

EID: 33846938270     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2006.00882.x     Document Type: Article

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