Influence of aging on gastric emptying of liquids, small intestine transit, and fecal output in rats

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 589-596

  Smits, Geert J M ^a   Lefebvre, Romain A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

aging; gastric emptying; gastrointestinal transit; motility; rat

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; GUM ARABIC;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; STOMACH EMPTYING; TEST MEAL;

ACACIA SENEGAL; ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0030249976     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0531-5565(96)00029-0     Document Type: Article

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