"Oropharynx" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The middle portion of the pharynx that lies posterior to the mouth, inferior to the SOFT PALATE, and superior to the base of the tongue and EPIGLOTTIS. It has a digestive function as food passes from the mouth into the oropharynx before entering ESOPHAGUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D009960
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A04.623.603 A14.724.603
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oropharynx" by people in Profiles.
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Edmonds CE, Robbins KN, Dvorak EG, Howe SP, Sheldon SA, Mayerl CJ, Owairu BA, Young BM, German RZ. The effects of simulated gastroesophageal reflux on infant pig oropharyngeal feeding physiology. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2024 Jul 01; 327(1):G105-G116.
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Li M, McGhee EM, Shinno L, Lee K, Lin YL. Exposure to Microbial Metabolite Butyrate Prolongs the Survival Time and Changes the Growth Pattern of Human Papillomavirus 16 E6/E7-Immortalized Keratinocytes in?Vivo. Am J Pathol. 2021 10; 191(10):1822-1836.
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Martinez M, L?pez-Ribot JL, Kirkpatrick WR, Coco BJ, Bachmann SP, Patterson TF. Replacement of Candida albicans with C. dubliniensis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with oropharyngeal candidiasis treated with fluconazole. J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Sep; 40(9):3135-9.
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Redding SW, Bailey CW, Lopez-Ribot JL, Kirkpatrick WR, Fothergill AW, Rinaldi MG, Patterson TF. Candida dubliniensis in radiation-induced oropharyngeal candidiasis. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2001 Jun; 91(6):659-62.
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Gdovin MJ, Torgerson CS, Remmers JE. Neurorespiratory pattern of gill and lung ventilation in the decerebrate spontaneously breathing tadpole. Respir Physiol. 1998 Aug; 113(2):135-46.