Misoprostol induces gallbladder contraction during fasting, but does not influence postprandial emptying: An ultrasound study in healthy subjects

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 191-195

  Acalovschi, Monica ^a   Dumitrascu, Dan L ^a   Suteu, Titus ^a   Veres, Adina ^a   Albu, Sergiu ^a   Badea, Radu I ^a  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Gallbladder emptying; Misoprostol; Prostaglandins; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; PROSTAGLANDIN E;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER CONTRACTION; GALLBLADDER EMPTYING; GALLBLADDER MOTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MUCUS; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SIDE EFFECT; STONE FORMATION; STUDENT T TEST; ULTRASOUND; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADULT; FASTING; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GALLBLADDER EMPTYING; HUMANS; MALE; MISOPROSTOL; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD;

EID: 0036825837     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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