aphagia


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loss of the ability to swallow

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Ungerstedt, "Adipsia and Aphagia after 6-Hydroxydopamine Induced Degeneration of the Nigro-striatal Dopamine System," Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, vol.
Aphagia due to pharyngeal constrictor paresis from acute lateral medullary infarction.
[28.] Monda M, Sullo A, De Luca E, Pellicano MP (1996) Lysine acetylsalicylate modifies aphagia and thermogenic changes induced by lateral hypothalamic lesion.
Temperate amphibians exhibit distinct, seasonal patterns of nutrient cycling that sustain vital functions during periods of aphagia, such as hibernation.
Based on lessons learnt from operations with lesions made in the hypothalamus of rats, with the aim of producing aphagia, neurosurgeons aim to induce aphagia in humans with the hope that the problem of intractable obesity can be explored using stereotatic techniques [52].