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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2009; 15(38): 4763-4769
Published online Oct 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4763
Effects of metoclopramide on gastric motility measured by short-term bio-impedance
María-Raquel Huerta-Franco, Miguel Vargas-Luna, Kathleen M Capaccione, Etna Yañez-Roldán, Ulises Hernández-Ledezma, Ismael Morales-Mata, Teodoro Córdova-Fraga
María-Raquel Huerta-Franco, Ismael Morales-Mata, Department of Applied Science and Labor Research, DCS-Campus León, University of Guanajuato, Av. Eugenio Garza Sada 572, Colonia Lomas del Campestre, 37150 León Gto, México
Miguel Vargas-Luna, Etna Yañez-Roldán, Ulises Hernández-Ledezma, Teodoro Córdova-Fraga, Department of Physical Engineering, DCI-Campus León, University of Guanajuato, Lomas del Bosque 103, Lomas del Campestre, 37150 León Gto, México
Kathleen M Capaccione, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854-5635, United States
Author contributions: Huerta-Franco MR and Vargas-Luna M designed the study, carried out measurements, data analysis, interpretation and drafting of the manuscript; Capaccione KM performed measurements and drafting of the manuscript; Yañez-Roldán E performed measurements and data analysis; Hernández-Ledezma U contributed to software design; Morales-Mata I contributed to hardware design; Córdova-Fraga T contributed to data analysis and interpretation.
Supported by A grant from CONACYT (J50182), The University of Guanajuato (DINPO 00098-08) and the Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fund from The College of Arts and Science, New York University
Correspondence to: María-Raquel Huerta-Franco, MD, PhD, Department of Applied Science and Labor Research, DCS-Campus León, University of Guanajuato, Av. Eugenio Garza Sada 572, Colonia Lomas del Campestre, 37150 León Gto, México. huertafranco@hotmail.com
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Received: June 6, 2009
Revised: August 26, 2009
Accepted: September 1, 2009
Published online: October 14, 2009
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