Simple and Noninvasive Breath Test Using 13C-Acetic Acid to Evaluate Gastric Emptying in Conscious Rats and Its Validation by Metoclopramide
The 13C-breath test has been used to clinically evaluate gastric emptying. However, this method has not been sufficiently validated in experimental animals. The present study aimed to establish a simple and noninvasive 13C-breath-test system in Sprague-Dawley male rats. After fasting, rats were oral...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2005-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pharmacological Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319321541 |