Functional and structural changes in intestinal smooth muscle after jejunoileal bypass in rats

Active stress and cross-sectional area of intestinal muscle were assessed in tissues taken from unoperated rats, from rats that had undergone bypass of 70% of the small bowel, and from rats that had undergone transection and anastomosis of the bowel. Thirty-five days after operation, muscle from the...

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Published in:	Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) Vol. 88; no. 4; p. 958
Main Authors:	Weisbrodt, N W, Nemeth, P R, Bowers, R L, Weems, W A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-04-1985
Subjects:	Animals Ileum - surgery Intestinal Absorption Intestines - analysis Intestines - physiology Jejunum - surgery Male Muscle, Smooth - pathology Muscle, Smooth - physiology Postoperative Period Proteins - analysis Rats Rats, Inbred Strains Stress, Physiological - pathology Stress, Physiological - physiopathology
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