Effects of body positioning on swallowing and esophageal transit in healthy dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 801-805

  Bonadio, C M ^a   Pollard, R E ^a   Dayton, P A ^b   Leonard, C D ^a   Marks, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast radiography; Gastroenterology; Gastrointestinal tract; Physiology; Radiology and diagnostic imaging

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; DOG; ESOPHAGUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWALLOWING;

ANIMALS; BARIUM; CONTRAST MEDIA; DEGLUTITION; DOGS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; MALE; POSTURE; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; HIRUNDINIDAE;

EID: 67749127277     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2009.0325.x     Document Type: Article

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