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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2010; 16(17): 2151-2157
Published online May 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i17.2151
Published online May 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i17.2151
Impact of bolus volume on small intestinal intra-luminal impedance in healthy subjects
Nam Q Nguyen, Carly M Burgstad, Richard H Holloway, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide 5000, Australia
Laura K Bryant, Robert J Fraser, Investigation and Procedures Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park 5041, Australia
Daniel Sifrim, Department of Medicine, Centre for Gastroenterological Research, K.U. Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
Author contributions: Nguyen NQ was responsible for study design, data interpretation, statistical analysis and drafting of the manuscript; Holloway RH and Fraser RJ contributed equally to study conception and design, data interpretation and manuscript completion; Bryant LK and Burgstad CM were involved in data acquisition, analysis and manuscript revision; Sifrim D was involved in methodological design and interpretation of data; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by The National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
Correspondence to: Dr. Nam Q Nguyen, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide 5000, Australia. quoc.nguyen@health.sa.gov.au
Telephone: +61-8-82224000 Fax: +61-8-82225885
Received: May 8, 2009
Revised: August 13, 2009
Accepted: August 20, 2009
Published online: May 7, 2010
Revised: August 13, 2009
Accepted: August 20, 2009
Published online: May 7, 2010
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