Open AccessEffect of Endotoxin on Opossum Gallbladder Motility: A Model of Acalculous Cholecystitis
Author(s) -
Joseph J. Cullen,
E Maes,
Surrinder Aggrawal,
Jeffrey L. Conklin,
Kimberly S. Ephgrave,
Frank A. Mitros
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200008000-00009
Subject(s) - medicine , gallbladder , cholecystokinin , cholecystitis , sepsis , gastroenterology , endocrinology , receptor
To determine whether endotoxin causes histologic changes in the gallbladder consistent with acalculous cholecystitis, and to determine the effects of endotoxin on gallbladder motility.