Gastric Electrical Stimulation Using Endoscopically Placed Mucosal Electrodes Reduces Food Intake in Humans

Implantable gastric stimulation (IGS) has been proposed for treating obesity. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of temporary mucosal electrical stimulation on water and food intake as well as gastric emptying in healthy humans. The study was designed to study the effects of tempor...

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Published in:	The American journal of gastroenterology Vol. 101; no. 4; pp. 798 - 803
Main Authors:	JUN LIU, XIAOHUA HOU, GENGQING SONG, HUI CHA, BIN YANG, CHEN, Jiande D. Z
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Blackwell Publishing 01-04-2006 Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Subjects:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Drinking Eating Electric Stimulation Therapy Electrodes, Implanted Female Gastric Emptying Gastric Fundus - physiopathology Gastric Mucosa Gastroenterology Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Gastroscopy Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Myoelectric Complex, Migrating Obesity - physiopathology Obesity - therapy Weight Loss Electrodes Human Stomach Food intake Mucosa Gastroenterology
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