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Does intrinsic LES tone increase as an adaptive response to increased intraabdominal pressure?

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Boyle, J.T., Cohen, S. Does intrinsic LES tone increase as an adaptive response to increased intraabdominal pressure?. Digest Dis Sci 29, 760–761 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01312951

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