A new method to measure gastric emptying in conscious dogs: A validity study and effects of EM523 and L-NNA

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 4 35-4, 1997, Pages

  Tanaka, Toshiyuki ^a,b   Mizumoto, Akiyoshi ^a   Haga, Norihiro ^a   Itoh, Zen ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

erythromycin derivative; freeze drying method; nitric oxide synthase inhibitor; phenolsulfonphthalein; polyethylene glycol

Indexed keywords

8,9 ANHYDRO N ETHYLNORERYTHROMYCIN A 6,9 HEMIACETAL; MACROGOL; N(G) NITROARGININE; PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALORIE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DUODENUM; FREEZE DRYING; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH EMPTYING; TEST MEAL;

EID: 0030955941     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1997.272.4.g909     Document Type: Article

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