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The oxytocin/vasopressin receptor antagonist atosiban delays the gastric emptying of a semisolid meal compared to saline in human

BACKGROUND: Oxytocin is released in response to a meal. Further, mRNA for oxytocin and its receptor have been found throughout the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The aim of this study was therefore to examine whether oxytocin, or the receptor antagonist atosiban, influence the gastric emptying. METHOD...

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Autores principales: Ohlsson, Bodil, Björgell, Ola, Ekberg, Olle, Darwiche, Gassan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1434749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16542457
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-6-11