Review article: The clinical relevance of transient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxations in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 650-661

  Kessing, B F ^a,b   Conchillo, J M ^b   Bredenoord, A J ^a   Smout, A J P M ^a   Masclee, A A M ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; CHOLECYSTOKININ; CHOLECYSTOKININ RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; LESOGABERAN; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 1; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 2; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 3; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 5 ANTAGONIST; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MORPHINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADD ON THERAPY; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BODY POSITION; BRAIN STEM; CONFUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG TARGETING; EFFERENT NERVE; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER RELAXATION; MEMORY DISORDER; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PARESTHESIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSORY NERVE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; STOMACH DISTENSION; STOMACH FUNCTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGUS NERVE;

ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS;

EID: 79951629913     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2010.04565.x     Document Type: Article

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