Serotonin, visceral sensation in irritable bowel syndrome
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Abdominal bloating is an extremely intrusive symptom of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) that is not always accompanied by an increase in abdominal girth (distention), raising the possibility that these 2 features of the condition may not share a common pathophysiology. A number of mechanisms have been postulated for bloating and distention, but the role of visceral sensation, w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Chinese Medical Journal
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0366-6999
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200712010-00001