Abbreviations
From the following article
Physiology of esophageal motility
Hiroshi Mashimo and Raj K. Goyal
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo3
ATP
adenosine triphosphate
cGMP
cyclic guanosine monophosphate
CGRP
calcitonin gene-related peptide
CNS
central nervous system
DMN
dorsal motor nucleus of vagus
EGJ
esophagogastric junction
ICC
interstitial cells of Cajal
LES
lower esophageal sphincter
MMC
migrating myoelectrical complex
NANC
nonadrenergic noncholinergic
NO
nitric oxide
NOS
nitric oxide synthase
SPG
the swallowing program generator
TLESR
transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation
UES
upper esophageal sphincter
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