“…Many authors have described more or less complex, 'sensory' neural apparatuses in the oesophagus [Sabussow, 1913;Stbhr, 1932Stbhr, , 1957Jabonero, 1952Jabonero, , 1958Jabonero, , 1962Temesrékâsi, 1956;Kolossow, 1959Kolossow, , 1970Milochin, 1959;Spassowa, 1959;Liven, 1961 ;Cecio and Califano, 1967 ;Cecio et al 1973Cecio et al , 1976 among others], although none have experimentally confirmed their exist ence, dependence, or functional signifi cance.…”