Endogenous and exogenous ghrelin enhance the colonic and gastric manifestations of dextran sodium sulphate-induced colitis in mice

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-70

  De Smet, B ^a   Thijs, T ^a   Moechars, D ^b   Colsoul, B ^a   Polders, L ^a   Ver Donck, L ^b   Coulie, B ^b   Peeters, T L ^a   Depoortere, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Colitis; Dextran sodium sulphate; Gastric emptying; Ghrelin knockout mice

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; DEXTRAN SULFATE; GHRELIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; OCTANOIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BREATH ANALYSIS; COLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTESTINE MUSCLE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH EMPTYING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; COLITIS; DEXTRAN SULFATE; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GHRELIN; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 58149263331     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2008.01184.x     Document Type: Article

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