Effect of bran, ispaghula, and inert plastic particles on gastric emptying and small bowel transit in humans: The role of physical factors

Gut

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 223-227

  McIntyre, A ^a   Vincent, R M ^b   Perkins, A C ^b   Spiller, R C ^a,c  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bran; Gastric emptying; Ispaghula; Motility; Small bowel

Indexed keywords

ISPAGULA; PLASTIC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH EMPTYING;

EID: 0031044008     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.40.2.223     Document Type: Article

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