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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2008; 14(14): 2226-2229
Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2226
Table 1 Change in the gastric tone in response to the different degrees of thermal cutaneous stimulation (mean ± SD)
Skin temperature (°C)Basal tone (% of baseline volume)
MeanRange
37 (basal)00
4048.2 ± 6.440-56
4357.3 ± 5.152-63
4669.7 ± 3.366-74
4978.6 ± 4.176-83