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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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Electrophysiologic characterization of the swallowing pattern generator in the brainstem

André Jean and Michel Dallaporta

GI Motility online (2006)

doi:10.1038/gimo9

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Oropharyngeal phaseEsophageal phase

Note: Both type of experiments have provided concordant results as regards intermediate, interstitial and centralis NTS subnuclei.

Source: Jean,3 Lang et al.,28 and Sang and Goyal.29

Microelectrode recordingsc-fos experimentsMicroelectrode recordingsc-fos experiments
Intermediate interstititialCommissural intermediate interstititialCentralisCentralis dorsolateral
Ventral ventrolateralVentromedial Ventral ventrolateral
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