A mechanical perspective on intestinal tone and gas motion

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 873-875

  Gregersen, Hans ^a,b,c,d  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^d La Jolla Bioengineering Institute   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON;

BLOATING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; GAS TRANSPORT; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE PRESSURE; MANOMETRY; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; SPHINCTER; STOMACH FUNDUS; SYMPTOM;

ANIMALS; GASES; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 33748491692     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2006.00828.x     Document Type: Editorial

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