Effect of Semi-Starvation on Propulsive Motility of the Small Intestine
- 1 May 1953
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 83 (1) , 98
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-83-20276
Abstract
A charcoal-acacia mixture traversed 91% of the small intestine in 40 min. in 12 rats which had lost 39% of their body wt. on a semi-starvation diet over a period of 19 days. In 12 controls 72% of the small intestine was traversed. The difference is significant at the 0.1% level.Keywords
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