Gallbladder muscle dysfunction and neuroautonomic disorders [2]

Gastroenterology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1407-1408

  Lechin, Fuad ^a   Van der Dijs, Bertha ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTOKININ OCTAPEPTIDE; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; PHENTOLAMINE;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; COLON MOTILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUODENUM MOTILITY; GALLBLADDER EMPTYING; GALLBLADDER MOTILITY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036788278     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/gast.2002.36385     Document Type: Letter

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