Effects of l-tryptophan on gastric emptying evaluated by breath test in relation to gastric accommodation evaluated by Barostat in rats

Gastric emptying has been known to correlate the pyloric sphincter contractile function and distention-induced gastric relaxation (gastric accommodation). In the present study, the effects of l-tryptophan on the gastric emptying and accommodation were evaluated by breath test using [1-13C]acetic aci...

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Main Authors: Masayuki Uchida, Orie Kobayashi, Chizuru Iwamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-02-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861314000292