SIMPLE AND NONINVASIVE BREATH TEST USING 13C-ACETIC ACID TO EVALUATE GASTRIC EMPTYING IN CONSCIOUS RATS AND ITS VALIDATION BY METOCLOPRAMIDE

Simple and Noninvasive Breath Test Using 13C-Acetic Acid to Evaluate Gastric Emptying in Conscious Rats and Its Validation by Metoclopramide

The 13C-breath test has been used to clinically evaluate gastric emptying.However, this method has not been sufficiently validated in experimental animals.The present study aimed to establish a simple and noninvasive 13C-breath-test system in Sprague-Dawley male rats.After fasting, rats were orally administered Racol containing 13C-acetic acid and

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Migraine and Neuroticism: A Scoping Review

Headache is the first cause of consultation in neurology, and one of the most frequent reasons for consultation in general medicine.Migraine is one of the most common, prevalent, and socioeconomically impactful disabling primary headache disorders.Neuroticism can be conceptualized as a disposition to suffer anxiety and emotional disorders in genera

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Case Report: Endovascular therapy for an iatrogenic vertebrojugular arteriovenous fistula and pseudoaneurysm induced by multiple vascular procedures

Vertebrojugular arteriovenous fistula (VJAVF) and vertebral artery pseudoaneurysm telemarkskongen flue (VAPA) are usually caused by iatrogenic and penetrating traumas.The concurrence of these two entities originating from different ostia of the vertebral artery (VA) is extremely rare.The history of repeated open-heart surgery and the application of

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