Evidence for autonomic nervous system imbalance in women with irritable bowel syndrome

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2093-2098

  Heitkemper, Margaret ^a   Burr, Robert L ^b   Jarrett, Monica ^b   Hertig, Vicky ^b   Lustyk, Mary Kathleen ^b   Bond, Eleanor F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Irritable bowel syndrome; Parasympathetic nervous system; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; IRRITABLE COLON; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0031671845     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018871617483     Document Type: Article

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