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Relationship of cytochrome P450 pharmacogenetics to the effects of yohimbine on gastrointestinal transit and catecholamines in healthy subjects.
Neurogastroenterology and motility - 1 Aug 2008
Bharucha A E, Skaar T, Andrews C N, Camilleri M, Philips S, Seide B, Burton D, Baxter K, Zinsmeister A R
Abstract excerpt
Alpha-2 adrenergic receptors tonically inhibit colonic motility and the alpha(2)-adrenergic antagonist yohimbine, given intravenously, increased colonic tone in humans. However, the effect of yohimbine on colonic transit in humans is unknown. In this study, 30 healthy volunteers were randomized to yohimbine 16.2 mg p.o. t.i.d. or identical placebo for 7 days. We evaluated gastric emptying, small intestinal, and...
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