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Bolus of ingested food

Known as: Alimentary Bolus, Food bolus, Bolus of Food 
A soft mass or lump of chewed food that is passed from the mouth into the esophagus and the stomach.
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Gastrointestinal systemStructure of esophageal lumen

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Review
2012
Review
2012
Motor Control of Masticatory Muscles
This chapter focuses on the brainstem and higher brain center mechanisms involved in the execution, initiation, reflex regulation… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Emerging management concepts for eosinophilic esophagitis in children
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a newly recognized condition that appears to be increasing in incidence for as yet unknown… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Neural mechanisms of swallowing and effects of taste and other stimuli on swallow initiation.
Swallowing involves several motor processes such as bolus formation and intraoral transport of a food bolus (oral stage) and a… 
2004
2004
Coordination of jaw and extrinsic tongue muscle activity during rhythmic jaw movements in anesthetized rabbits
2004
2004
A device for investigating neuromuscular control in the human masticatory system
2003
2003
The radiological management of oesophageal food bolus obstruction using a gas-forming agent and barium.
2001
2001
Acute food bolus impaction without stricture in children with gastroesophageal reflux.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE This report identifies a group of children in whom severe acute food bolus impaction (AFBI) was the leading… 
2001
2001
Oral functional characteristics and gastrointestinal pathology: an epidemiological approach.
One of the main problems for aged people is that of having a balanced diet, improved by correct conditioning of the alimentary… 
2000
2000
A Single Food Bolus Stimulates Albumin Synthesis in Growing Piglets
Background A stable isotope tracer method to quantify the synthesis of proteins of hepatic origin in response to feeding is… 
1995
1995
Association between the interarch distance and food bolus size in the early phase of mastication.
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