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Pharyngeal structure

Known as: Pharynx, Throats, Pharynxs 
A funnel-shaped fibromuscular tube that conducts food to the ESOPHAGUS, and air to the LARYNX and LUNGS. It is located posterior to the NASAL CAVITY… 
National Institutes of Health

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Benign Pyriform Fossa NeoplasmBenign neoplasm of pharynxEpiglottitisHerpes simplex virus identified:Prid:Pt:Thrt:Nom:Organism specific culture

Narrower (3)

Malignant neoplasm of pharynxOropharyngealhypopharynx

Broader (1)

Respiratory System

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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Influence of sleep on genioglossus muscle activation by negative pressure in normal men.
An important mechanism controlling genioglossus (GG) muscle activity is the reflex response to negative airway pressure. We… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The role of non-uniqueness in the development of vortex breakdown in tubes
Numerical solutions of viscous, swirling flows through circular pipes of constant radius and circular pipes with throats have… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Experience with CHART.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Association of papillomavirus with cancers of the head and neck.
One hundred one squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) (study group) and 116 tissues without SCC or papilloma from matched anatomic sites… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Cancers of the respiratory tract in mustard gas workers.
In a study of a cohort of 2498 men and 1032 women employed in the manufacture of mustard gas in Cheshire during the second world… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Multiple Primary Malignancies of the Upper Aerodigestive System
Multiple primary carcinomas were found in 11.5% of 1,518 patients presenting with an index tumor in the oral, pharyngeal or… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Inputs to trigeminal brain stem neurones from facial, oral, tooth pulp and pharyngolaryngeal tissues: I. responses to innocuous and noxious stimuli
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Recognition of streptococcal pharyngitis in adults.
In order to devise a strategy for the management of acute pharyngitis, the clinical features of 418 adults with sore throat were… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Biochemical Development of Surface Activity in Mammalian Lung. IV. Pulmonary Lecithin Synthesis in the Human Fetus and Newborn and Etiology of the Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Extract: The surface-active complex lining alveoli in normal lung lowers surface tension on expiration, thus preventing alveolar… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
The association of alcohol and tobacco with cancer of the mouth and pharynx.
THE association of smoking with cancer of the mouth and pharynx has been demonstrated by a number of studies.1-9 Vincent and… 
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