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Characterization of Esophageal Physiology Using Mechanical State Analysis

The esophagus functions to transport swallowed fluids and food from the pharynx to the stomach. The esophageal muscles governing bolus transport comprise circular striated muscle of the proximal esophagus and circular smooth muscle of the distal esophagus. Longitudinal smooth muscle contraction prov...

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Autores principales: Leibbrandt, Richard E., Dinning, Phil G., Costa, Marcello, Cock, Charles, Wiklendt, Lukasz, Wang, Guangsong, Tack, Jan, van Beckevoort, Dirk, Rommel, Nathalie, Omari, Taher I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4756108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26924967
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2016.00010