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Functional magnetic stimulation facilitates gastrointestinal transit of liquids in rats

✍ Scribed by Vernon W.H. Lin; Ian Hsiao; Hui Xu; Tamara Bushnik; Inder Perkash

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2000
Tongue: English
Weight: 177 KB
Volume: 23
Category: Article
ISSN: 0148-639X
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(200006)23:6<919::aid-mus12>3.0.co;2-m

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✦ Synopsis

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a relatively novel technology, functional magnetic stimulation (FMS), on gastrointestinal transit of liquids in rats. Orogastric gavage with technetium-99 solution was used to assess gastric emptying and gastrointestinal transit time in 92 rats. FMS was performed over the anterior cervical and/or dorsal thoracolumbar regions using a figure-8 coil. Stimulation protocols were 1, 2, or 4 h in length. FMS accelerated gastric emptying and decreased gastrointestinal transit time. The acceleration was dependent on the stimulation parameters used as well as on the duration of the protocol; high levels of FMS produced a quicker effect, whereas lower levels were effective at later times. This study provides evidence that FMS could be an alternative or adjunct therapy to treat disorders in gastrointestinal motility.

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