Sex-specific vagal and spinal modulation of swallow and its coordination with breathing.

Swallow-breathing coordination is influenced by changes in lung volume, which is modulated by feedback from both vagal and spinal sensory afferents. The purpose of this study was to manipulate feedback from these afferents, with and without a simultaneous mechanical challenge (chest compression), in...

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Main Authors: Alyssa Huff, Mitchell D Reed, Kimberly E Iceman, Dena R Howland, Teresa Pitts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234194