a: The response to swallowing is marked by the mylohyoid muscle electromyogram. With primary peristalsis, note that the delay in onset of depolarization, spike burst, and esophageal contraction in ...

"The results of our studies indicate that although the act of swallowing alone in man initiates peristalsis, afferent information contributes to the regulation of primary peristalsis." As you dry ...

Pharmacologic investigation of primary peristalsis in smooth muscle portion of opossum esophagus. Am J Physiol 1979;237(6):E561–E566, with permission from the American Physiological Association.) ...