ARTICLESElectric and motor effects of autonomic drugs on longitudinal esophageal smooth muscleJ Christensen, and EE DanielJ Christensen, and EE DanielPublished Online:01 Aug 1966https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1966.211.2.387MoreSectionsPDF (792 KB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformationCited ByMyogenic mechanism for peristalsis in the cat esophagusHarold G. Preiksaitis, and Nicholas E. 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