Transient Lower Esophageal Sphincter Relaxation and Esophageal Motor Response

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 714-719

  Schneider, Joachim H ^a   Küper, Markus A ^a   Königsrainer, Alfred ^a   Brücher, Björn L D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

animal model; esophageal motor response; GERD; secondary esophageal contractions; transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CAT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGEAL MOTOR RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MANOMETRY; MECHANORECEPTOR; MORBIDITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION; REVIEW; STIMULATION; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TRANSIENT LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER RELAXATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CATS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949484775     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.02.021     Document Type: Review

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