Gastric emptying, small intestinal transit and fecal output in dystrophic (mdx) mice

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-79

  Mulè, Flavia ^a   Amato, Antonella ^a   Serio, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Fecal output; Gastric emptying; Intestinal transit; Mdx mouse

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; DEFECATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED MDX; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, ANIMAL;

EID: 73549087634     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12576-009-0060-8     Document Type: Article

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