Animal Models for Dysphagia Studies: What Have We Learnt So Far

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• 作者：Rebecca Z. German ; A. W. Crompton ; Francois D. H. Gould ; Allan J. Thexton
• 关键词：Animal models ; Performance ; Pathophysiology ; Deglutition ; Deglutition disorders
• 刊名：Dysphagia
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：32
• 期：1
• 页码：73-77
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• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Otorhinolaryngology; Imaging / Radiology; Gastroenterology; Hepatology;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1432-0460
• 卷排序：32

文摘

Research using animal models has contributed significantly to realizing the goal of understanding dysfunction and improving the care of patients who suffer from dysphagia. But why should other researchers and the clinicians who see patients day in and day out care about this work? Results from studies of animal models have the potential to change and grow how we think about dysphagia research and practice in general, well beyond applying specific results to human studies. Animal research provides two key contributions to our understanding of dysphagia. The first is a more complete characterization of the physiology of both normal and pathological swallow than is possible in human subjects. The second is suggesting of specific, physiological, targets for development and testing of treatment interventions to improve dysphagia outcomes.