Role of physical bolus properties as sensory inputs in the trigger of swallowing.

BACKGROUND: Swallowing is triggered when a food bolus being prepared by mastication has reached a defined state. However, although this view is consensual and well supported, the physical properties of the swallowable bolus have been under-researched. We tested the hypothesis that measuring bolus ph...

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Main Authors: Marie-Agnès Peyron, Isabelle Gierczynski, Christoph Hartmann, Chrystel Loret, Dominique Dardevet, Nathalie Martin, Alain Woda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3124480?pdf=render