Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2013; 19(6): 846-854
Published online Feb 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i6.846
Accommodation and peristalsis are functional responses to obstruction in rat hypertrophic ileum
Simona Bertoni, Francesca Saccani, Rita Gatti, Alberto Rapalli, Lisa Flammini, Vigilio Ballabeni, Elisabetta Barocelli
Simona Bertoni, Francesca Saccani, Alberto Rapalli, Lisa Flammini, Vigilio Ballabeni, Elisabetta Barocelli, Department of Pharmacological, Biological and Applied Chemical Sciences, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
Rita Gatti, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy
Author contributions: Bertoni S performed the research and wrote the paper; Saccani F and Gatti R performed the immunohistochemistry studies; Rapalli A and Flammini L performed the functional studies; Ballabeni V analyzed the data; Barocelli E designed the research study and wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Simona Bertoni, Department of Pharmacological, Biological and Applied Chemical Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/a, 43124 Parma, Italy. simona.bertoni@unipr.it
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Received: July 4, 2012
Revised: September 13, 2012
Accepted: September 22, 2012
Published online: February 14, 2013
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