The time course and persistence of "concurrent contraction" during normal peristalsis

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 301, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Pandolfino, John E ^a   Lin, Zhiyue ^a   Roman, Sabine ^a   Kahrilas, Peter J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal pressure topography; High resolution manometry; Maximal vertical contractile length

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECELERATION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE PRESSURE; MALE; MANOMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PERISTALSIS;

EID: 80053192469     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00214.2011     Document Type: Article

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