Application of agar-fill method to estimate compartment capacity of gastrointestinal tract in Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auretus)
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Application of agar-fill method to estimate compartment capacity of gastrointestinal tract in Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auretus).
In the present study we have developed the agar-fill method for the measurement of gastrointestinal-tract capacity (GTC) to replace the in vitro water-fill method. This would estimate GTC without using complex equipment and techniques, and can be applied to the measurement of GTC for small laboratory animals. We attempted to confirm the efficiency of the agar-fill method by investigating the re...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Nutrition
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0007-1145,1475-2662
DOI: 10.1079/bjn19960090