"Peristalsis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A movement, caused by sequential muscle contraction, that pushes the contents of the intestines or other tubular organs in one direction.
| Descriptor ID |
D010528
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G10.261.360.596
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peristalsis" by people in Profiles.
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Glucagon for Relief of Acute Esophageal Foreign Bodies and Food Impactions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Pharmacotherapy. 2019 04; 39(4):463-472.
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The differences in the esophageal motility between liquid and solid bolus swallows: A multicenter high-resolution manometry study in Chinese asymptomatic volunteers. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2019 06; 31(6):e13574.
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The effect of domperidone on oesophageal emptying in diabetic autonomic neuropathy. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1985 Apr; 19(4):441-4.