Muscle structure of pharynx

Known as: Muscular layer of pharynx, Muscle of pharynx, Muscle group of pharynx 
The muscles of the PHARYNX are voluntary muscles arranged in two layers. The external circular layer consists of three constrictors (superior, middle… (More)
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Blood supply aspectsHead and neck structureInferior constrictor pharyngeus muscle structureMicrobiological
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Constrictor muscle of pharynx structureMiddle pharyngeal constrictor muscle structurePalatopharyngeal muscleStylopharyngeus muscle

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Set of musclesSkeletal muscle structure of neckSkeletal muscle system structure

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Distinct regulatory cascades govern extraocular and pharyngeal arch muscle progenitor cell fates.
Genetic regulatory networks governing skeletal myogenesis in the body are well understood, yet their hierarchical relationships… (More)
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Sporadic inclusion body myositis—diagnosis, pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies
Sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) presents with a characteristic clinical phenotype of slow-onset weakness and atrophy… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
eat-2 and eat-18 are required for nicotinic neurotransmission in the Caenorhabditis elegans pharynx.
Mutations in eat-2 and eat-18 cause the same defect in C. elegans feeding behavior: the pharynx is unable to pump rapidly in the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Optical Imaging of Calcium Transients in Neurons and Pharyngeal Muscle of C. elegans
Electrophysiology and optical indicators have been used in vertebrate systems to investigate excitable cell firing and calcium… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The incidence and mechanisms of pharyngeal and upper esophageal dysfunction in partially paralyzed humans: pharyngeal videoradiography and simultaneous manometry after atracurium.
BACKGROUND Residual neuromuscular block caused by vecuronium alters pharyngeal function and impairs airway protection. The… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Magnetic field changes in the human brain due to swallowing or speaking.
Variations in the magnetic field in the human brain caused by the processes of swallowing or speaking are measured. In both… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Electrical activity and behavior in the pharynx of caenorhabditis elegans
The pharynx of C. elegans, a model system for neural networks and for membrane excitability, has been chiefly studied by… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
The Caenorhabditis elegans NK-2 class homeoprotein CEH-22 is involved in combinatorial activation of gene expression in pharyngeal muscle.
The pharyngeal muscles of Caenorhabditis elegans are single sarcomere muscles used for feeding. Like vertebrate cardiac and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Motor neuron M3 controls pharyngeal muscle relaxation timing in Caenorhabditis elegans.
1. Previous work has shown that 12 of the 14 types of neurons in the Caenorhabditis elegans pharyngeal nervous system are… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Two-stage life histories in fish : the interaction between juvenile competition and adult performance
Pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) typically exhibit a strong ontogenetic diet shift. Small (juvenile) pumpkinseeds feed… (More)
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