Attenuation of the colorectal tonic reflex in female patients with irritable bowel syndrome

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 289, Issue 3 52-3, 2005, Pages

  Ng, Clinton ^a   Danta, Mark ^a   Kellow, John ^a   Badcock, Caro Anne ^a   Hansen, Ross ^a   Malcolm, Allison ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colorectum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON DILATATION; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; IRRITABLE COLON; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLON; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 24044482570     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00527.2004     Document Type: Article

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