"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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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 effect of intestinal transit time on bacterial translocation. Acta Chir Belg. 1998 Dec; 98(6):245-9.
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Ethanol at pharmacologically relevant concentrations inhibits contractility of isolated smooth muscle cells of cat esophagus. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1996 Feb; 20(1):180-4.
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Esophagitis and esophageal motor abnormalities in patients with chronic spinal cord injuries. Paraplegia. 1993 Jun; 31(6):384-92.
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Secondary esophageal contractions are abnormal in chronic alcoholics. Dig Dis Sci. 1992 Apr; 37(4):517-22.
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Effect of acute ethanol on esophageal motility in cat. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1991 Feb; 15(1):116-21.
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Ethanol-induced esophageal motor disorder: development of an animal model. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1990 Feb; 14(1):76-81.
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Gallbladder volume and emptying in insulin-requiring male diabetics. Dig Dis Sci. 1987 Aug; 32(8):824-8.
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Radionuclide esophageal emptying and manometric studies in diabetes mellitus. Am J Gastroenterol. 1987 Jul; 82(7):625-31.
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Esophageal manometry and radionuclide emptying in chronic alcoholics. Gastroenterology. 1987 Mar; 92(3):651-7.