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Inferior constrictor pharyngeus muscle structure

Known as: Cricopharyngeus, Pars cricopharyngea (M. constrictor pharyngis inferior), Inferior constrictor of pharynx 
A muscle originating from the outer sides of the thyroid and cricoid cartilages that is inserted into the pharyngeal raphe in the posterior portion… 
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Constrictor muscle of pharynx structure
Head and neck structureMuscle structure of pharynxMusculoskeletal SystemPharyngeal structure

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Right cricopharyngeusThyropharyngeus

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Mapping the Compound Muscle Action Potentials of Cricothyroid Muscle Using Electromyography in Thyroid Operations: A Novel Method to Clinically Type the External Branch of the Superior Laryngeal…
Objective:Variations of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN) are well represented in literature but with… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Endoscopic Botulinum Toxin Injection for Cricopharyngeal Dysphagia
Twelve patients underwent 17 endoscopic injections of botulinum toxin type A in the cricopharyngeus muscle for the treatment of… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Retinal photoreceptors and visual pigments in Boa constrictor imperator.
The photoreceptors of Boa constrictor, a boid snake of the subfamily Boinae, were examined with scanning electron microscopy and… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Effects of bolus volume on oropharyngeal swallowing: an electrophysiologic study in man.
OBJECTIVE Different variables of oropharyngeal swallowing change in response to bolus volume and consistency as determined by… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The embryonic cerebellum contains topographic cues that guide developing inferior olivary axons.
The formation of the olivocerebellar projection is supposed to be regulated by positional information shared between pre- and… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Innervation of the larynx, pharynx, and upper esophageal sphincter of the rat
We identified a ‘semicircular’ compartment of the rat thyropharyngeus muscle at the pharyngoesophageal junction and used the… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Characterization and quantification of a pharyngo-UES contractile reflex in cats.
We characterized and quantified a reflex from the pharyngeal mucosa to the upper esophageal sphincter (UES). Seventeen cats were… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Iatrogenic oesophageal perforation due to tracheal or nasogastric intubation.
Oesophageal perforation, due to a difficult endotracheal or nasogastric intubation occurred in a 49-year-old female. Perforation… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
The ultrastructure of epidermal maturation in the skin of the boa constrictor (Constrictor constrictor).
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Cineroentgenographic observations of the cricopharyngeus.
The posterior indentation of the barium column of the pharyngoesophageal junction, which can be observed in 4 to 5 per cent of… 
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