Response of the Physiologic Gastroesophageal Sphincter to Increased Intra-abdominal Pressure

^{Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill.}

Fulbright Traveling Fellow and trainee in gastroenterology, Northwestern University. Present address: 381 Antwerpsesteenweg, Lier, Antwerp, Belgium.

Submitted for publication January 18, 1962; accepted March 12, 1964.

Supported in part by U. S. Public Health Service grants RG 4633-Physiol, A-2651, and 2A-5094, National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases.

Abridgement of a thesis submitted by Dr. Van Derstappen to the faculty of the graduate school of Northwestern University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the M. S. degree in medical science.

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^{Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill.}

Fulbright Traveling Fellow and trainee in gastroenterology, Northwestern University. Present address: 381 Antwerpsesteenweg, Lier, Antwerp, Belgium.

Submitted for publication January 18, 1962; accepted March 12, 1964.

Supported in part by U. S. Public Health Service grants RG 4633-Physiol, A-2651, and 2A-5094, National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases.

Abridgement of a thesis submitted by Dr. Van Derstappen to the faculty of the graduate school of Northwestern University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the M. S. degree in medical science.

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