Abbreviations
From the following article
Reflex interaction of pharynx, esophagus, and airways
Reza Shaker
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo11
CP
cricopharyngeus muscle
EGCR
esophagogastric relaxation reflex
EGRR
esophagogastric relaxation reflex
ELESRR
esophago-LES swallow reflex
EUCR
esophago-UES contractile reflex
GER
gastroesophageal reflux
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
IPC
inferior pharyngeal constrictor
IPI
intraesophageal pressure increase
LES
lower esophageal sphincter
LGRRR
laryngo-gastric relaxation reflex
LLESRR
laryngo-LES relaxation reflex
LUCR
laryngo-UES contractile reflex
NPC
nasopharyngeal closure
NTS
nucleus tractus solitarius
PEIR
pharyngoesophageal inhibitory reflex
PGCR
pharyngo-glottal closure reflex
PGRR
pharyngo-gastric relaxation reflex
PLESRR
pharyngo-LES relaxation reflex
PS
pharyngeal reflexive swallow
PUCR
pharyngo-UES contractile reflex
RLN
recurrent laryngeal nerve
TP
thyropharyngeus muscle
UES
upper esophageal sphincter
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