Li-jian Wang, Lü Zhou, Bo Yuan, Ling Wang
OBJECTIVE: To observe the role of leptin on the regulation of inter-digestive migrating motor complex (MMC) and gastric motility of postprandial period, as well as the serum leptin level and its relationship with motilin during different fast and postprandial periods. METHODS: Strain gauges were implanted on the serosa of corpus, antrum and pylorus in 50 conscious Wistar rats to record the gastric motility activities. Canula was inserted in the external jugular vein for drug perfusion and blood sampling...
August 29, 2006: Zhonghua Yi Xue za Zhi [Chinese medical journal]