The physiology of the biliary tree. Motility of the gallbladder - Part 1

An incomplete picture has emerged of the complex means by which gallbladder motility is controlled under normal and pathophysiological conditions. In the first part of this review an overall account is presented. The mechanisms of cholecystokinin release, its stimulation by dietary factors and pepti...

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Main Authors: Ballal Mansour, Sanford Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1999-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=1999;volume=5;issue=3;spage=93;epage=105;aulast=Ballal