Intragastric administration of rikkunshito stimulates upper gastrointestinal motility and gastric emptying in conscious dogs

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 611-619

  Yanai, Mitsuhiro ^a   Mochiki, Erito ^a   Ogawa, Atsushi ^a   Morita, Hiroki ^a   Toyomasu, Yoshitaka ^a   Ogata, Kyoichi ^a   Tabe, Yuichi ^a   Ando, Hiroyuki ^a   Ohno, Tetsuro ^a   Asao, Takayuki ^a   Aomori, Tohru ^b   Fujita, Yukiyoshi ^b   Kuwano, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastric emptying; Gastrointestinal motility; Ghrelin; Rikkunshito

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; GHRELIN; HEXAMETHONIUM; KAMPO; ONDANSETRON; RIKKUNSHITO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DUODENUM; FEEDING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; JEJUNUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH EMPTYING; VAGOTOMY;

ANIMALS; CONSCIOUSNESS; DOGS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GHRELIN; MALE; MEDICINE, KAMPO; STOMACH;

EID: 84878109728     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: 14355922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-012-0687-8     Document Type: Article

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