Relative contributions of 'pressure pump' and 'peristaltic pump' to gastric emptying

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 4 41-4, 2000, Pages

  Indireshkumar, K ^a   Brasseur, James G ^a   Faas, Henryk ^b   Hebbard, Geoffrey S ^c   Kunz, Patrik ^b   Dent, John ^d   Feinle, Christine ^c   Li, Meijng ^a   Boesiger, Peter ^b   Fried, Michael ^c   Schwizer, Werner ^c  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contraction wave; Gastric motility; Mechanics; Peristalsis; Pressure wave; Pump

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; MECHANICS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLORUS; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH MOTILITY; STOMACH PRESSURE; STOMACH VOLUME;

EID: 0033996115     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.278.4.g604     Document Type: Article

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