Table 6 - Effect of section of different laryngeal nerves on glottic closure force in man (glottic closing force in mmHg)


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Anatomy and development and physiology of the larynx

Clarence T. Sasaki

GI Motility online (2006)

doi:10.1038/gimo7

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SubjectControl (protocol I)SLN section (protocol II)Combined SLN-RLN section (protocol III)RLN (protocol IV)
1280.67 (103.95)133.36(37.88)38.67(7.27) 
2262.57(51.43)162.96(31.84)72.42(9.71) 
3286.47 (87.23)151.43 (28.09)76.54 (14.22) 
Mean (plusminus 1 SD)276.57 (12.47)149.25 (14.92)62.54 (20.78) 
4250.30(46.69)  72.42(22.44)
5243.63(48.75)  62.57(24.53)
6259.28(49.73)  40.37(16.11)
Mean (plusminus 1 SD)251.07(7.86)  58.45 (16.42)