Gastric emptying in infants and children
| Journal | Volume 66 - 2003 |
| Issue | Fasc.4 - Case series |
| Author(s) | M. Van Den Driessche, G. Veereman-Wauters |
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| Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium. *Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Queen Paola Children's Hospital, AZ Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium. |
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Nutrients have to be taken in and assimilated by digestive and absorptive processes. The gastro-intestinal tract and gastro-intestinal motility are key in this process, which can be divided in different steps. One essential part is gastric emptying (GE). GE is influenced by multiple factors such as humoral control mecha- nisms, intrinsic and extrinsic neural regulation and com- position of feedings. |
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