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A two-layered mechanical model of the rat esophagus. Experiment and theory
BACKGROUND: The function of esophagus is to move food by peristaltic motion which is the result of the interaction of the tissue forces in the esophageal wall and the hydrodynamic forces in the food bolus. The structure of the esophagus is layered. In this paper, the esophagus is treated as a two-la...
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BioMed Central
2004
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC528839/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15518591 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-925X-3-40 |