Effect of age and correlation between esophageal visceral chemosensitivity and mechanosensitivity in healthy Japanese subjects

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 360-365

  Yamasaki, Takahisa ^a   Oshima, Tadayuki ^a   Tomita, Toshihiko ^a   Kondo, Takashi ^a   Toyoshima, Fumihiko ^a   Sakurai, Jun ^a   Fukui, Hirokazu ^a   Matsumoto, Takayuki ^a   Watari, Jiro ^a   Miwa, Hiroto ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age; Chemosensitivity; Esophagus; Mechanosensitivity

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHLORIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BAROSTAT; BODY MASS; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRINKING; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MECHANOSENSITIVITY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERFUSION; PHYSICAL SENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSATION; SMOKING; SMOKING HABIT; YOUNG ADULT; AGING; DILATATION; DRUG EFFECT; MANOMETRY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MALE; MANOMETRY; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884623950     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: 14355922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-012-0665-1     Document Type: Article

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