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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2006; 12(18): 2839-2845
Published online May 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i18.2839
Figure 1
Figure 1 Sphincter of Oddi manometry in a dog during gallbladder distension (upper tracing), and gallbladder emptying (lower tracing). Distension of the gallbladder-mimicking gallbladder contraction -leads to relaxation of the sphincter of Oddi thus permitting free flow of bile into the duodenum. (After reference 5 with permission).