Open AccessEffects of ageing on gastrointestinal motor function
Author(s) -
Jan Lysgaard Madsen
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afh040
Subject(s) - postprandial , medicine , ageing , gastric emptying , body mass index , motility , gastroenterology , antrum , gastrointestinal function , gastrointestinal tract , motor function , migrating motor complex , stomach , biology , insulin , physical medicine and rehabilitation , genetics
Existing data on the effect of ageing on gastrointestinal motility are few. In this study, we assessed the propulsive effect of all main segments of the gastrointestinal tract in a group of healthy older people.
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