Effect of circumcostal gastropexy on gastric myoelectric and motor activity in dogs |
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| Authors: | J A Hall R L Willer T N Solie D C Twedt |
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| Institution: | *Departments of Physiology and Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and College of Natural Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA;J. A. Hall's new address is College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Magruder Hall 105, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-4802, USA |
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| Abstract: | Gastric electrical and contractile activities were assessed in healthy adult dogs on the eighth day after circumcostai gastropexy surgery, using serosai electrodes and strain gauge force transducers. Recordings were anaiysed to determine gastric slow wave frequency, presence of gastric slow wave dysrhythmlas, gastric slow wave propagation velocity, coupling of gastric contractions to slow waves, a gastric motility index based on relative contractile amplitudes, and onset of gastric contractions after a standardized meal. Overall, gastric electrical and contractile activities were relatively unaffected by circumcostai gastropexy. |
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