A new method for evaluation of intestinal muscle contraction properties: Studies in normal subjects and in patients with systemic sclerosis

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-19

  Gregersen, H ^a,b   Liao, D ^a   Pedersen, J ^a   Drewes, A M ^a,b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Contraction tension; Distensibility; Duodenum; Length tension relation; Shortening velocity; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; INTESTINES; KINETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 33845681176     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2006.00837.x     Document Type: Article

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