The role of the superior laryngeal nerve in esophageal reflexes

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 302, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Lang, I M ^a   Medda, B K ^a   Jadcherla, S ^a   Shaker, R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Belching; Cricopharyngeus; Lower esophageal sphincter; Pharyngeal swallow; Secondary peristalsis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROPATHY; ESOPHAGUS DISTENSION; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; LOWER ESOPHAGEAL RELAXATION REFLEX; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER REFLEX; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SECONDARY PERISTALSIS; SUPERIOR LARYNGEAL NERVE; SWALLOWING; UPPER ESOPHAGEAL CONTRACTILE REFLEX; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER REFLEX; VAGOTOMY;

ANIMALS; CATS; DEGLUTITION; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, UPPER; ESOPHAGUS; LARYNGEAL NERVES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PERISTALSIS; PHARYNX; REFLEX;

EID: 84862585032     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00007.2012     Document Type: Article

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