Naturally occurring fruit juices dislodge meat bolus obstruction in vitro

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 694-697

  Thomas, L ^a,b   Low, C ^a   Webb, C ^a   Ramos, E ^a   Panarese, A ^a   Clarke, R ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fruit juices; In vitro study; Meat bolus obstruction; Proteolytic enzymes

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME DENATURATION; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; FREEZING; FRUIT JUICE; IN VITRO STUDY; KIWIFRUIT; LEMON JUICE; MEAT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PAPAYA; PINEAPPLE JUICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA;

BEVERAGES; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; FRUIT; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEAT PRODUCTS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 9344260300     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2004.00893.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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