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Effects of fentanyl on gastric myoelectrical activity: a possible association with polymorphisms of the mu-opioid receptor gene?
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica - 1 May 2008
Walldén J, Lindberg G, Sandin M, Thörn S-E, Wattwil M
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BACKGROUND: Opioids have inhibitory effects on gastric motility, but the mechanism is far from clear. Electrical slow waves in the stomach determine the frequency and the peristaltic nature of gastric contractions. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the opioid fentanyl on gastric myoelectric activity. As there were large variations between the subjects, we investigated whether the...
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