Effects of long term hydrophilic bile acid therapy on in vitro contraction of gallbladder muscle strips in patients with cholesterol gallstones


Mas M. R., Comert B., Mas N. N., Yamanel L., Ozotuk H., Tasci I., ...More

WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.13, no.32, pp.4336-4339, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 32
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i32.4336
  • Journal Name: WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.4336-4339
  • Keywords: ursodeoxycholic acid, hydrophilic bile acid, gallbladder, cholesterol gallstone, URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID, DISEASE, DISSOLUTION, PIGMENT, STONES
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

AIM: To evaluate ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) therapy on the in vitro contraction of gallbladder smooth muscle strips from cholesterol gallstone patients.