XROMM and diceCT reveal a hydraulic mechanism of tongue base retraction in swallowing

During primate swallowing, tongue base retraction (TBR) drives the food bolus across the oropharynx towards the esophagus and flips the epiglottis over the laryngeal inlet, protecting against penetration and aspiration of food into the airway. Despite the importance of TBR for swallowing performance...

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Autores principales: Orsbon, Courtney P., Gidmark, Nicholas J., Gao, Tingran, Ross, Callum F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7237434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32427836
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64935-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7237434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32427836
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64935-z

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