Basic Research
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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 1, 2004; 10(17): 2509-2513
Published online Sep 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i17.2509
Table 3 Effects of UDCA on the interdigestive gastrointestinal myoelectric activity (n = 8, mean ± SD)
MMC characteristicsAntrum
Duodenum
BeforeAfterBeforeAfter
The number of MMC7111121
MMC cycle duration/s885 ± 106800 ± 48a780 ± 45602 ± 78a
Duration of phase III/s161 ± 13113 ± 19a156 ± 9241 ± 20a
Amplitude of phase III/μV297 ± 11284 ± 20288 ± 22285 ± 19
Frequency of phase III/(bursts/min)3.1 ± 0.53.2 ± 0.611.2 ± 1.611.5 ± 1.8