Table 6 - Effect of section of different laryngeal nerves on glottic closure force in man (glottic closing force in mmHg)
From the following article
Anatomy and development and physiology of the larynx
Clarence T. Sasaki
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo7
Subject | Control (protocol I) | SLN section (protocol II) | Combined SLN-RLN section (protocol III) | RLN (protocol IV) |
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1 | 280.67 (103.95) | 133.36(37.88) | 38.67(7.27) | |
2 | 262.57(51.43) | 162.96(31.84) | 72.42(9.71) | |
3 | 286.47 (87.23) | 151.43 (28.09) | 76.54 (14.22) | |
Mean ( 1 SD) | 276.57 (12.47) | 149.25 (14.92) | 62.54 (20.78) | |
4 | 250.30(46.69) | 72.42(22.44) | ||
5 | 243.63(48.75) | 62.57(24.53) | ||
6 | 259.28(49.73) | 40.37(16.11) | ||
Mean ( 1 SD) | 251.07(7.86) | 58.45 (16.42) |