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Fabrication and Implantation of Miniature Dual-element Strain Gages for Measuring In Vivo Gastrointestinal Contractions in Rodents.
Published on: September 18, 2014
[Visible mucus release by different methods of stimulating gastric secretion in dogs]
Abstract:
Effects of meat, milk, bread, pentagastrin, histamine, carbachol and insulin upon visible mucus volume and its carbohydrate content were studied in chronic experiments on dogs.
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