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Altered inflammatory gene expression underlies increased susceptibility to murine postoperative ileus with advancing age.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology - 1 Jun 2007
Moore Beverley A, Albers Kathryn M, Davis Brian M, Grandis Jennifer R, Tögel Sandra, Bauer Anthony J
Abstract excerpt
Susceptibility to postoperative ileus following abdominal surgery increases with advancing age. The mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are unknown. This study compares functional and molecular endpoints between young-adult (2 mo old), middle-aged (15 mo old), and elderly mice (26-30 mo old) to identify potential mechanisms. Susceptibility to ileus was assessed by measuring gastrointestinal transit (geometric...
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