Prokinetic effect of indoramin, an α-adrenergic antagonist, on human gall-bladder

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1801-1803

  Sengupta, S ^a   Cooney, R ^a   Baj, M ^a   Ni'Muircheartaigh, R ^a   O'Donnell, L J D ^a  

^a MAYO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INDORAMIN; PROKINETIC AGENT; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GALLBLADDER EMPTYING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FASTING; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER EMPTYING; HUMANS; INDORAMIN; MALE; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; PROPRANOLOL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0036791263     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2002.01337.x     Document Type: Article

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