Gastric content of fasted primates: a survey.
The acidity of the gastric contents of fasted members of seven families of primates was measured, and no relationship was found between acid concentration and phylogenetic development; in general, however, gastric acidity was higher in New World monkeys than in Old World monkeys. The administration of histamine increased gastric acidity.
D000818:Animals; D005215:Fasting; D005745:Gastric Acidity Determination; D000882:Haplorhini; D006632:Histamine; D010802:Phylogeny; D011323:Primates
D006632:Histamine
FASTING; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; MONKEYS; PRIMATES