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XROMM and diceCT reveal a hydraulic mechanism of tongue base retraction in swallowing

During primate swallowing, tongue base retraction (TBR) drives the food bolus across the oropharynx towards the esophagus and flips the epiglottis over the laryngeal inlet, protecting against penetration and aspiration of food into the airway. Despite the importance of TBR for swallowing performance...

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Udgivet i:Sci Rep
Main Authors: Orsbon, Courtney P., Gidmark, Nicholas J., Gao, Tingran, Ross, Callum F.
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7237434/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32427836
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64935-z
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