Gastroenterology
Volume 109, Issue 6 , Pages 1742-1749 , December 1995

Perception and reflex responses to intestinal distention in humans are modified by simultaneous or previous stimulation

Received 27 December 1994 ,Accepted 24 July 1995.

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☆ Supported in part by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science (DGICYT). Dr. Serra was supported in part by scholarships from the Swedish Society of Medicine and the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science.

☆☆ Presented in part at the 1994 annual meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Gastroenterology
Volume 109, Issue 6 , Pages 1742-1749 , December 1995

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