Evidence for the anorexia of aging: Gastrointestinal transit and hunger in healthy elderly vs. young adults

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 1 41-1, 1997, Pages

  Clarkston, W K ^b   Pantano, M M ^b   Morley, J E ^a   Horowitz, M ^b   Littlefield, J M ^b   Burton, F R ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; gastric emptying; orocecal transit; total gut transit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANOREXIA; APPETITE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUNGER; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH EMPTYING;

EID: 0031014558     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.272.1.r243     Document Type: Article

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