| Literature DB >> 7458769 |
Abstract
Closure of the eustachian tube has been studied as a function of the salpingo-pharyngeal muscle. The muscle was dissected in ten cadavers and examined histologically. Its elastic fibres and anatomic relations especially during swallowing, together with other data, all confirm that the muscle is active at rest and relaxes during deglutition.Mesh:
Year: 1980 PMID: 7458769 DOI: 10.1007/bf00454236
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Otorhinolaryngol ISSN: 0302-9530