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Swallowing and feeding of young children on high-flow oxygen therapy

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Communication Disorders
Background: Oral feeding practices of young patients on high-flow oxygen (HFO2) have been controversial. Limited literature exists on this topic, but new studies suggest introducing oral feeds.
Ruhee Hoosain   +4 more
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Late onset of Huntington's disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 1985
Twenty-five patients with late-onset Huntington's disease were studied; motor impairment appeared at age 50 years or later. The average age at onset of chorea was 57.5 years, with an average age at diagnosis of 63.1 years.
Myers, R. H.   +7 more
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A dysphagia model with denervation of the pharyngeal constrictor muscles in guinea pigs: functional evaluation of swallowing

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology
IntroductionSwallowing impairment is a crucial issue that can lead to aspiration, pneumonia, and malnutrition. Animal models are useful to reveal pathophysiology and to facilitate development of new treatments for dysphagia caused by many diseases.
Keiko Hashimoto   +8 more
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Collagen for swallowing

open access: yesThe Journal of Cell Biology, 2004
![Graphic][1] Esophageal basement membranes (arrows) are thick and disorganized in collagen mutant mice (right).No collagen XIX is hard to swallow, at least for mice lacking this extremely rare matrix protein. On page [591][2], Sumiyoshi et al.
openaire   +3 more sources

Taste-Masking: Function of Exaggerated Prandial Drinking in Desalivate Mice [PDF]

open access: yes, 1978
Taste thresholds for the bitter compound sucrose octaacetate (SOA) were elevated by desalivation in mice. Thresholds were determined for control and experimental animals both before and after ligation of all salivary ducts.
Lewis, Richard C.
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