Effect of age on proximal esophageal response to swallowing

CONTEXT: It has been demonstrated that the ageing process affects esophageal motility. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of the age on the proximal esophageal response to wet swallows. METHOD: We measured the proximal esophageal response to swallows of a 5 mL bolus of water in 69 healthy volunteers...

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Main Authors: Roberto Oliveira Dantas, Leda Maria Tavares Alves, Juciléia Dalmazo, Carla Manfredi dos Santos, Rachel de Aguiar Cassiani, Weslania Viviane do Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2010-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032010000400004&lng=en&tlng=en