Electroacupuncture improves rectal distension-induced delay in solid gastric emptying in dogs

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 301, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Yin, Jieyun ^a   Chen, Jiande D Z ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Constipation; Gastrointestinal motility; Gastroparesis

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BETHANECHOL; NALOXONE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CONSTIPATION; DOG; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECTUM DISEASE; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH FUNCTION DISORDER; STOMACH PARESIS;

ANIMALS; ATROPINE; BALLOON DILATION; BETHANECHOL; DOGS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; GASTRIC EMPTYING; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79961038031     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00271.2010     Document Type: Article

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