Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2013; 19(39): 6604-6612
Published online Oct 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i39.6604
Figure 1
Figure 1 Scheme of the dog model and the locations of the force transducers implanted in the canine gastrointestinal tract. Force transducers were implanted in the colon on the serosal surfaces of the gastric antrum (A), terminal ileum [5 and 15 cm proximal to ileocecal sphincter (ICS); I1-I2], ICS and colon (C1-C4); C1 was placed 5 cm distal to the ICS and C4 5 cm proximal to the peritoneal reflection. C2 and C3 were implanted equidistantly between C1 and C4.