Influence of age on rectal tone and sensitivity to distension in healthy subjects

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 101-108

  Lagier, E ^a   Delvaux, Michel ^a,c   Vellas, B ^b   Fioramonti, J ^c   Bueno, L ^c   Albarede, J L ^b   Frexinos, J ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^b CHU PURPAN   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Age; Barostat; Irritable bowel syndrome; Rectal sensitivity; Rectal tone; Visceral perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE DISTENSION; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM;

EID: 0033002141     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2982.1999.00145.x     Document Type: Article

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