Abbreviations
From the following article
Sphincter mechanisms at the lower end of the esophagus
Ravinder K. Mittal and Raj K. Goyal
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo14
(CCK)-A
Cholecystokinin
ATP
adenosine triphosphate
cAMP
cyclic adenosine monophosphate
cGMP
cyclic guanine monophosphate
CO
carbon monoxide
CRI
cannobinoid receptor
DMV
dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve
EGJ
esophagogastric junction
EMG
Electromyogram
GABA
-aminobutyric acid
GER
gastroesophageal reflux
ICC-IM
intramuscular intercellular cells of Cajal
LES
lower esophageal sphincter
MMC
migrating myoelectrical complex
NANC
nonadrenergic noncholinergic
NO
nitric oxide
NTSs
nucleus of the tractus solitarius
PCAP
activating peptide
TLESR
transient LES relaxation
VIP
vasoactive intestinal peptide
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