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| Title |
The swallowing reflex and its significance as an airway defensive reflex
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Physiology, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.3389/fphys.2012.00489 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Takashi Nishino |
| Abstract |
Swallowing function, in humans, is very complex. Swallowing plays, not only an important role in food digestion, but also a major role in preventing the entrance of food and/or other materials into the lower respiratory tract. To achieve this, precise coordination is necessary between breathing and swallowing since the pharynx serves as a common pathway for both respiration and digestion. The swallowing reflex consists of afferent pathways, central integration, and efferent pathways. Any defect or disorder along reflex arc can cause a potential delay or impairment in swallow function. The swallowing reflex can be modulated not only by pathological factors but also by physiological factors. Among these, timing of swallows in relation to the phase of respiration may be the most important factor that determines the occurrence of pulmonary aspiration, since phases of inspiration and the expiration-inspiration transition are the most vulnerable for pulmonary aspiration. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 104 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 104 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 25 | 24% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 9 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 23 | 22% |
| Unknown | 25 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 41 | 39% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 12% |
| Neuroscience | 5 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 8 | 8% |
| Unknown | 32 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 29. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 June 2024.
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#763
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#11,732
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#21
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