Gastrin levels and gastric emptying times in rhesus monkeys with a history of acute gastric dilatation.
Abnormal gastric motility has been suggested as a possible causative factor for acute gastric dilatation observed in nonhuman primates. To evaluate gastric motility in a colony, fasting serum gastrin immunoreactivity and gastric emptying times were assessed in rhesus monkeys that had survived single episodes of acute gastric dilatation. These were paired with age- and weight-matched control monkeys from the same colony. Neither gastric emptying times nor gastrin assays were significantly different between the acute gastric dilatation and control groups.
Fanton
J W
JW
Veterinary Sciences Division, AL/OEV, Armstrong Laboratory, Brooks AFB, TX, USA.
Cosgrove
D J
DJ
Golden
J G
JG
D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D013271:Gastric Dilatation / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005746:Gastric Emptying; D005755:Gastrins / Q000097:blood*; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D018419:Primate Diseases; D012016:Reference Values
D015415:Biomarkers; D005755:Gastrins