Inhibition of progressing primary esophageal peristalsis by pharyngeal water stimulation in humans
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2003, American Journal of MedicineCitation Excerpt :Reflexes that emanate from the pharynx and affect the upper GI tract or larynx exert differing effects on different target organs (Figure 4). Although pharyngeal reflexes have a stimulatory effect on some target organs, resulting in, for example, the pharyngo–UES contractile reflex,9,10 the pharyngoglottal closure reflex,11,12 and pharyngeal reflexive swallow,13,14 pharyngeal reflexes have an inhibitory effect on other target organs, such as the esophagus,15–17 LES,18,19 and gastric fundus.20 Thus, water stimulation of the pharynx results in a brief closure of the vocal cords and contraction of the UES, and with higher volumes of water induces an irrepressible swallow that does not include lingual peristalsis,13 i.e., a reflexive pharyngeal swallow.
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