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Pharyngeal Contraction

Pharyngeal Contraction is a physiological process characterized by the sequential, anteroposterior narrowing of the pharyngeal lumen mediated by the bilateral contraction of the superior, middle, and inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscles during the pharyngeal phase of swallowing.

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Functional Assessment of the Pharynx at Rest and during Swallowing in Partially Paralyzed Humans 

Lars I. Eriksson, Eva Sundman, Rolf Olsson et al. · Anesthesiology · 1997 · 424 citations · Full text

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Analysis of pressure generation and bolus transit during pharyngeal swallowing

Fred M. S. McConnel · The Laryngoscope · 1988 · 304 citations · Full text

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Swallowing dysfunction after chemoradiation for advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

Tamar Kotz, Rosemary Costello, Yi Li et al. · Head & Neck · 2004 · 158 citations · Full text

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Laryngeal Adductor Reflex and Pharyngeal Squeeze as Predictors of Laryngeal Penetration and Aspiration

Jonathan E. Aviv, J. Spitzer, Manderly A. Cohen et al. · The Laryngoscope · 2002 · 147 citations

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Motor Neuron M3 Controls Pharyngeal Muscle Relaxation Timing in <i>Caenorhabditis Elegans</i>

Leon Avery · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1993 · 144 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. RS
    Reza Shaker

    Medical College of Wisconsin, United States

    9 publications · 384 citations

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  2. OE
    Olle Ekberg

    Lund University, Sweden

    8 publications · 660 citations

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  3. AO
    Arie Oliven

    Bnai Zion Medical Center, Israel

    4 publications · 209 citations

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  4. IM
    Ivan M. Lang

    Medical College of Wisconsin, United States

    4 publications · 187 citations

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  5. MO
    M. Odeh

    Bnai Zion Medical Center, Israel

    3 publications · 156 citations

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Institutions

151

  1. Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, United States

    8 h-index

    43 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    6 h-index

    24 publications

    968 citations

  3. Malmö University

    Malmo, Sweden

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    890 citations

  4. Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital

    Davis, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    140 citations

  5. Bnai Zion Medical Center

    Haifa, Israel

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    881 citations

  6. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    380 citations

  7. Wake Forest University

    Winston-Salem, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    606 citations

  8. Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    3 h-index

    25 publications

    1.4K citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 12 publications · 455 citations

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  2. The Laryngoscope

    10 publications · 676 citations

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  4. Dysphagia

    8 publications · 355 citations

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  5. Journal of Applied Physiology

    7 publications · 401 citations

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