The sphincter of Oddi: Understanding its control and function

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 31-40

  Woods, C M ^a   Mawe, G M ^b   Toouli, J ^a   Saccone, Gino T P ^a,c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Sphincter of Oddi; Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GABEXATE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; SOMATOSTATIN;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; BILE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; ODDI SPHINCTER; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS JUICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; SPHINCTER OF ODDI;

EID: 19944405432     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2005.00658.x     Document Type: Review

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