Abbreviations | Esophageal sensory physiology : GI Motility online

From the following article

Esophageal sensory physiology

Jyoti N. Sengupta

GI Motility online (2006)

doi:10.1038/gimo16

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5-HT

5-hydroxytryptamine

AMPA

alpha -amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid

ASIC

acid-sensing ion channel

ATP

adenosine triphosphate

CGRP

calcitonin gene-related peptide

CNS

central nervous system

DMV

dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve

DRG

dorsal root ganglia

ED

esophageal distention

FED

functional esophageal disorder

GABA

gamma -aminobutyric acid

GI

gastrointestinal

HRP

horseradish peroxidase

ICC

interstitial cell of Cajal

IGLE

intraganglionic laminar ending

IMA

intramuscular array

LES

lower esophageal sphincter

NA

nucleus ambiguus

NCCP

noncardiac chest pain

NMDA

N-methyl-D-aspartate

NTS

nucleus tractus solitarius

TLESR

transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation

TRPV1

transient receptor potential vanilloid-1

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