Gender differences in proximal esophageal contractions Influência do gênero nas contrações do esôfago proximal

Gender differences in proximal esophageal contractions Influência do gênero nas contrações do esôfago proximal

CONTEXT: There are reports showing that gender has an influence on swallowing and on the contractions of the distal esophageal body. OBJECTIVE: In this investigation we studied the effect of gender on proximal esophageal contraction. METHODS: We studied 20 men (22-68 years old, median 39 years) and...

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Main Authors: Roberto Oliveira Dantas, Leda Maria Tavares Alves, Rachel de Aguiar Cassiani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2009-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Esôfago, fisiologia
Identidade de gênero
Esophagus, physiology
Gender identity
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032009000400007

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