title: A simple method for determining the rate of gastrointestinal transit in the rat.
abstract: A method is presented for the determination of gastric emptying and transit after a meal in the rat. It involves the administration of radioactive inulin, an undigestible, non-absorbable sugar.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Bioquímica i Fisiologia, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arbós
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zegrí
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: López-Soriano
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Argilés
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005772:Gastrointestinal Transit; D007444:Inulin; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D007444:Inulin