Sensory and biomechanical properties of the esophagus in non-erosive reflux disease

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 432-440

  Reddy, Hariprasad ^a,b   Staahl, Camilla ^a,b   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^b   Gregersen, Hans ^a,b   Drewes, Asbjørn Mohr ^a,b   Funch Jensen, Peter ^c  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acid; Experimental pain; Mechanical; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORY STIMULATION; THERMAL STIMULATION;

COLD; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, REFERRED; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SENSATION;

EID: 34147111415     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520600973099     Document Type: Article

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