Influence of full-body water immersion on esophageal motor function and intragastric pressure

Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 194-199

  Aimi, Masahito ^a   Furuta, Kenji ^a   Saito, Tsukasa ^a   Shimura, Shino ^a   Fukazawa, Kousuke ^a   Ohara, Shunji ^a   Uno, Goichi ^a   Tobita, Hiroshi ^a   Adachi, Kyoichi ^a   Kinoshita, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esophageal sphincter,lower; Gastroesophageal reflux; Peristalsis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIET; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FULL BODY WATER IMMERSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MANOMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERISTALSIS; STANDING; STOMACH PRESSURE; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 84865102743     PISSN: 20930879     EISSN: 20930887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5056/jnm.2012.18.2.194     Document Type: Article

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