Myosin heavy chain composition and fiber size of the cricopharyngeus muscle in patients with achalasia and normal subjects

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 116, Issue 9 I, 2007, Pages 643-646

  Davis, Melinda V ^a   Merati, Albert L ^a   Jaradeh, Safwan S ^a   Blumin, Joel H ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cricopharyngeus; Dysphagia; Myosin

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRICOPHARYNGEAL ACHALASIA; CRICOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PHARYNX DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

EID: 34548830715     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940711600903     Document Type: Article

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