Inhibition of gastric emptying and intestinal transit in anesthetized rats by a Tityus serrulatus scorpion toxin

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1053-1058

  Troncon, L E A ^a   Santos, A A ^b   Carbacio, V L ^c   Secaf, M ^a   Verceze, A V ^a   Cunha Melo, J R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Federal University of Ceará   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gastric emptying; Gastrointestinal motility; Intestinal transit; Scorpion toxin

Indexed keywords

PHYTATE TC 99M; RANITIDINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TITYUS TOXIN; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GEL FILTRATION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVITY; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH SECRETION; TEST MEAL;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SCORPIONES; TITYUS; TITYUS SERRULATUS;

EID: 0033770430     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2000000900010     Document Type: Article

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