 Esophageal Sphincter, Upper
"Esophageal Sphincter, Upper" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The structure at the pharyngoesophageal junction consisting chiefly of the CRICOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE. It normally occludes the lumen of the ESOPHAGUS, except during SWALLOWING.
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D049631
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.567.800.360 A03.556.875.500.360 A04.623.617.360 A14.724.617.360
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Esophageal Sphincter, Upper" by people in this website by year, and whether "Esophageal Sphincter, Upper" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Esophageal Sphincter, Upper" by people in Profiles.
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Al-Toubi AK, Doeltgen SH, Daniels SK, Corey DM, Huckabee ML. Pharyngeal pressure differences between four types of swallowing in healthy participants. Physiol Behav. 2015 Mar 01; 140:132-8.
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Daniels SK, Schroeder MF, DeGeorge PC, Corey DM, Rosenbek JC. Effects of verbal cue on bolus flow during swallowing. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2007 May; 16(2):140-7.
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