Lower gastrointestinal functions

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 103-113

  Bharucha, A E ^a  

^a Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorectum; Colon; Functions; Lower gastrointestinal; Motility; Pathophysiology; Physiology; Sensation

Indexed keywords

ALVIMOPAN; CHOLECYSTOKININ A RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CLONIDINE; DEXLOXIGLUMIDE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; HYOSCYAMINE; LINACLOTIDE; LUBIPROSTONE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEOSTIGMINE; OCTREOTIDE; OSMOTIC AGENT; PIBOSEROD; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; TALNETANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BIOMECHANICS; COLON; COLON ABSORPTION; COLON MOTILITY; DEFECATION; DEFECATION DISORDER; DIVERTICULOSIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE INNERVATION; IRRITABLE COLON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE; SMALL INTESTINE; VISCERA;

ANIMALS; COLON; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; RECTUM;

EID: 41949115905     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2008.01111.x     Document Type: Review

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