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. 1959 Feb;38(2):397–406. doi: 10.1172/JCI103814

ESOPHAGEAL CATHETERIZATION STUDIES. I. THE MECHANISM OF SWALLOWING IN NORMAL SUBJECTS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE VESTIBULE (ESOPHAGO-GASTRIC SPHINCTER)*

James H Pert 1,2, Murray Davidson 1,2, Thomas P Almy 1,2, Marvin H Sleisenger 1,2
PMCID: PMC293168  PMID: 13631072

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