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Electrophysiologic characterization of the swallowing pattern generator in the brainstem
André Jean and Michel Dallaporta
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo9
Figure 1
Swallowing motor pattern and sequential activity of vagal motor fibers in species with striated (a, sheep) or striated and smooth muscle (b, baboon) esophagus.
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Figure 2
Brainstem swallowing sites and activity of swallowing neurons.
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Figure 4
Diagram showing the opposite gradients in the firing frequency and the burst duration of the different types of swallowing neurons.
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Figure 6
Effect of sensory inputs on the burst discharge of swallowing neurons.
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Figure 7
Inhibitory effects on the burst firing of swallowing neurons.
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Figure 10
Cellular properties of NTS neurons recorded in vitro on rat brainstem slices.
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Figure 11
Schematic representations of the swallowing central pattern generator (CPG).
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Table 1
Nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) subnuclei mainly involved in oropharyngeal and esophageal phases of swallowing as revealed by microelectrode recordings or c-fos experiments
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