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Perception of changes in wall tension of the proximal stomach in humans.

Description : BACKGROUND: Hypersensitivity to distension of the stomach is a frequent finding in functional dyspepsia. During gastric distension studies both wall tension and elongation are increased. AIM: We wished to distinguish changes in wall tension from changes in elongation in the genesis of perception of ...
Language(s) : English
Subject(s) : Adult , Analysis of Variance , Area Under Curve , Erythromycin , Female , Gastrointestinal Agents , Humans , Male , Manometry , Mechanoreceptors , Pain Threshold , Perception , Stomach , Stress
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Contributor(s) : UCL - MD/CHIR - Département de chirurgie , UCL - MD/MINT - Département de médecine interne
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Publication Date(s) : 2001-01-01