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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2010; 16(46): 5861-5868
Published online Dec 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i46.5861
Published online Dec 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i46.5861
Effects of meal size and proximal-distal segmentation on gastric activity
Madileine F Américo, Marjorie V Ietsugu, José Ricardo A Miranda, Department of Physics and Biophysics, IBB, UNESP - Sao Paulo State University, 18618-000, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
Madileine F Américo, Institute of Biological Sciences and Health, ICBS, UFMT - University of Mato Grosso, 78600-000, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Fernando G Romeiro, Department of Clinical Medicine, FMB, UNESP - Sao Paulo State University, 18618-000, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
Luciana A Corá, Department of Clinical Medicine, FMRP, USP - University of São Paulo, 14049-900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, and UNCISAL - Alagoas State University of Health Sciences, 57010-001, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
Ricardo B Oliveira, Department of Clinical Medicine, FMRP, USP - University of São Paulo, 14049-900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Author contributions: Américo MF, Oliveira RB and Miranda JRA designed the research; Américo MF, Ietsugu MV and Corá LA performed the research; Corá LA, Romeiro FG and Oliveira RB contributed analytic tools; Américo MF and Miranda JRA analyzed the data; Américo MF and Romeiro FG wrote the paper.
Supported by (in part) the São Paulo State Funding Agency - FAPESP
Correspondence to: Madileine F Américo, Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Physics and Biophysics, IBB, UNESP - Sao Paulo State University, 18618-000, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. madileine@ibb.unesp.br
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Received: April 23, 2010
Revised: June 30, 2010
Accepted: July 7, 2010
Published online: December 14, 2010
Revised: June 30, 2010
Accepted: July 7, 2010
Published online: December 14, 2010
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