Central Respiration and Mechanical Ventilation in the Gating of Swallow With Breathing

Swallow-breathing coordination safeguards the lower airways from tracheal aspiration of bolus material as it moves through the pharynx into the esophagus. Impaired movements of the shared muscles or structures of the aerodigestive tract, or disruptions in the interaction of brainstem swallow and res...

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Main Authors: Kofi-Kermit Horton, Lauren S. Segers, Sarah C. Nuding, Russell O’Connor, Pierina A. Alencar, Paul W. Davenport, Donald C. Bolser, Teresa Pitts, Bruce G. Lindsey, Kendall F. Morris, Christian Gestreau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.00785/full