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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2012; 18(26): 3415-3419
Published online Jul 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i26.3415
Effect of sumatriptan on gastric emptying: A crossover study using the BreathID system
Yasunari Sakamoto, Yusuke Sekino, Eiji Yamada, Takuma Higurashi, Hidenori Ohkubo, Eiji Sakai, Hiroki Endo, Hiroshi Iida, Takashi Nonaka, Koji Fujita, Masato Yoneda, Tomoko Koide, Hirokazu Takahashi, Ayumu Goto, Yasunobu Abe, Eiji Gotoh, Shin Maeda, Atsushi Nakajima, Masahiko Inamori
Yasunari Sakamoto, Yusuke Sekino, Eiji Yamada, Takuma Higurashi, Hidenori Ohkubo, Eiji Sakai, Hiroki Endo, Hiroshi Iida, Takashi Nonaka, Koji Fujita, Masato Yoneda, Tomoko Koide, Hirokazu Takahashi, Ayumu Goto, Yasunobu Abe, Shin Maeda, Atsushi Nakajima, Masahiko Inamori, Gastroenterology Division, Yokohama City University Hospital, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan
Eiji Gotoh, Department of Medical Education, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan
Masahiko Inamori, Office of Postgraduate Medical Education, Yokohama City University Hospital, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan
Author contributions: Sakamoto Y, Sekino Y, Nonaka T and Inamori M designed the study, performed the majority of the experiments and wrote the manuscript; Yoneda M, Koide T, Takahashi H and Goto A performed the statistical analyses; Abe Y, Gotoh E, Maeda S, Nakajima A and Inamori M provided analytical tools and were involved in editing the manuscript; Yamada E, Higurashi T, Ohkubo H, Sakai E, Endo H, Iida H and Fujita K analyzed the clinical data and participated in the design and coordination of the study.
Correspondence to: Dr. Masahiko Inamori, Gastroenterology Division, Yokohama City University Hospital, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan. inamorim@med.yokohama-cu.ac.jp
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Received: October 11, 2011
Revised: January 31, 2012
Accepted: April 10, 2012
Published online: July 14, 2012
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