title: [Intra-gastric change of the semi-solid formula with pectin liquid, "REF-P1"].
abstract: Pectin liquid, "REF-P1" is supposed to make the enteral formula semi-solid in the stomach. The consequence after injecting "REF-P1" and the enteral formula into the stomach was observed under gastric endoscopy. When the acidity of gastric juice was stronger than pH 2, "REF-P1" reacted with the gastric juice and was solidified into a hard gel. The general feature of the formula was uneven with the liquid and minute hard gel formation. On the other hand, when the acidity was weak, "REF-P1" and the formula were mixed together, pectin liquid was transformed to the regular soft gel. The feature of the semi-solid formula with "REF-P1" depends on the acidity of gastric juice.
authors.affiliation: NST Tokyo Metropolitan Ohkubo Hospital.
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hiroi
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yokoshima
mesh_terms: D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005526:Food, Formulated; D005750:Gastric Juice / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D010368:Pectins / Q000737:chemistry*; D044367:Phase Transition; D013270:Stomach / Q000737:chemistry*; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D010368:Pectins