A conscious mouse model of gastric ileus using clinically relevant endpoints

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Gastric ileus is an unsolved clinical problem and current treatment is limited to supportive measures. Models of ileus using anesthetized animals, muscle strips or isolated smooth muscle cells do not adequately reproduce the clinical...

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Main Authors: Shao Yuanlin, Jackson Jeffrey D, Gull Justin D, Szabo Aniko, Rollins Michael D, Firpo Matthew A, Glasgow Robert E, Mulvihill Sean J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-06-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/5/18