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Innervation of the Mammalian Esophagus
Understanding the innervation of the esophagus is a prerequisite for successful treatment of a variety of disorders, e.g., dysphagia, achalasia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and non-cardiac chest pain. Although, at first glance, functions of the esophagus are relatively simple, their neuro...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , , |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2006.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2006. |
| Colección: | Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology,
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- Muscle layers of the esophagus
- Materials and Methods. Anterograde WGA-HRP tracing from nodose ganglion. Anterograde DiI tracing from thoracic dorsal root ganglia
- Extrinsic innervation. Vagal innervation
- Spinal innervation. Innervation of esophageal sphincters. Swallowing central pattern generator. Cortical representation of the esophagus in human
- Intrinsic innervation. General organization. Enteric coinnervation
- Functional considerations. General remarks. Cooperation between extrinsic and intrinsic systems
- Concluding remarks
- Summary
- References
- Subject Index.