Animal and human models for studying effects of drugs on intestinal fluid transport in vivo

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-12

  Mourad, Fadi H ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Drugs; Enteropooling; Fluid transport; Intestinal fistulae; Intestinal perfusion; Methods; Oral rehydration solutions

Indexed keywords

ACETORPHAN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; DEUTERIUM; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; IGMESINE; LOPERAMIDE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PEPTIDE YY; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; SOMATOSTATIN; TOLCAPONE; TRACER; TRITIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; DEHYDRATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FISTULA; FLUID TRANSPORT; GRAVIMETRY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE; INTESTINE FLUID; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION; PHARMACOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; REVIEW; SECRETION; STEADY STATE; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER TRANSPORT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3042541715     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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