Role of intestinal transit in the pathogenesis of gallbladder stones

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-64

  Dowling, R Hermon ^a   Veysey, Martin J ^b   Pereira, Stephen P ^b   Hussaini, S Hyder ^b   Thomas, Linzi A ^b   Wass, John A H ^b   Murphy, Gerard M ^b  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bile acid metabolizing bacterial enzymes; Biliary cholesterol saturation; Cholesterol gallstones; Deoxycholic acid; Intestinal prokinetic drugs; Intestinal transit

Indexed keywords

CISAPRIDE; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; LIPID; OCTREOTIDE; PROKINETIC AGENT;

ACROMEGALY; CHOLELITHIASIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LIPID BILE LEVEL; LIPID COMPOSITION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031039487     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1997/532036     Document Type: Review

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