title: Swallowing as a protective reflex for the upper respiratory tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishino
mesh_terms: D003679:Deglutition / Q000502:physiology*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology*; D012143:Respiratory Physiological Phenomena