Clonidine inhibits gastric motility in the rat

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 316-319

  Asai, T ^a   Vickers, M D ^a   Power, I ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications, gastric stasis; Gastrointestinal tract, motility; Measurement, techniques, steel ball test

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; NALOXONE; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH MOTILITY;

EID: 0030882044     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-199705000-00016     Document Type: Article

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