The 13C-octanoic acid breath test: A noninvasive technique to assess gastric emptying in preterm infants

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-117

  Veereman Wauters, G ^a   Ghoos, Y ^a   Van Der Schoor, S ^a   Maes, B ^a   Hebbalkar, N ^a   Devlieger, H ^a   Eggermont, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

13C octanoic breath test; Gastric emptying; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; MACROGOL; OCTANOIC ACID; CARBON; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; OCTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEAL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH EMPTYING; EVALUATION; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE;

BREATH TESTS; CARBON ISOTOPES; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTRIC EMPTYING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; OCTANOIC ACIDS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0029658018     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199608000-00003     Document Type: Article

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