title: Esophageal peristalsis before, during, and after food intake in healthy people.
abstract: Esophageal peristalsis in the middle and distal esophagus was analyzed in nine healthy people before, during, and after food intake. A significant increase in amplitude of contractions occurred during and after eating. Furthermore, a significant increase in duration and propagation time of contractions occurred in the distal part of the esophagus during food intake.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004435:Eating; D004947:Esophagus / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010528:Peristalsis; D013997:Time Factors; D014839:Vomiting / Q000503:physiopathology