Efficacy of ipamorelin, a novel ghrelin mimetic, in a rodent model of postoperative ileus

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 329, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1110-1115

  Venkova, Kalina ^a,b   Mann, William ^d   Nelson, Richard ^d   Meerveld, Beverley Greenwood Van ^a,b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Sapphire Therapeutics Inc   (United States)

^e Research Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN RECEPTOR; IPAMORELIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SELECTIVITY; FECES; FOOD INTAKE; ILEUS; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DEFECATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EATING; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; GHRELIN; ILEUS; MALE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GHRELIN;

EID: 66749133611     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.108.149211     Document Type: Article

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