Abbreviations
From the following article
Ivan M. Lang
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo12
CGRP
calcitonin gene-related peptide
CP
cricopharyngeus muscle
CPh
pars fundiformis: the horizontally-oriented fibers of CP
CPo
pars obliqua: the oblique band of fibers of CP
EMG
electromyography
GPN
glossopharyngeal nerve
iIPC
inferior IPC
IPC
inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
NTS
nucleus tractus solitarius
PEN
pharyngoesophageal nerve
RLN
recurrent laryngeal nerve
SLN
superior laryngeal nerve
TP
thyropharyngeus muscle
UEHPZ
upper esophageal high-pressure zone
UES
upper esophageal sphincter