Presbyesophagus: Esophageal Motility in Nonagenarians*
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- 1 July 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Clinical Investigation in Journal of Clinical Investigation
- Vol. 43 (7) , 1472-1479
- https://doi.org/10.1172/jci105023
Abstract
An investigation of changes in esophageal motor function occurring with advanced age in 15 nonagenarians by means of cineradiography, esophageal pressure studies, and esophageal response to methacholine in which the author compares the results with published observations made in young human adults.Keywords
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