Small intestinal motility

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 77-81

  Smout, André J P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacterial overgrowth; Glucose absorption; Motility; Small intestine

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; OREXIN A;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DUODENUM MOTILITY; GLUCOSE ABSORPTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; NONHUMAN; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE;

EID: 1542350267     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001574-200403000-00005     Document Type: Review

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