A simple method for determining the rate of gastrointestinal transit in the rat.
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.
Arbós
J
J
Departament de Bioquímica i Fisiologia, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
Zegrí
A
A
López-Soriano
F J
FJ
Argilés
J M
JM
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005772:Gastrointestinal Transit; D007444:Inulin; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
D007444:Inulin