Coloanal motor coordination in association with high-amplitude colonic contractions after pharmacological stimulation

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 715-719

  Malcolm, Allison ^a   Camilleri, Michael ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; YOHIMBINE;

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; COLON; COLON MOTILITY; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MOTOR COORDINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CLONIDINE; COLON; DEFECATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0033995571     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00899-0     Document Type: Article

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