Gastrointestinal mean transit times in young and middle-aged healthy subjects

• Published in: Clinical physiology (Oxford) Vol. 21; no. 2; p. 253
• Main Authors: Graff, J, Brinch, K, Madsen, J L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.03.2001
• Subjects: Adult; Aging - physiology; Colon - physiology; Female; Gastrointestinal Transit - physiology; Humans; Intestine, Small - physiology; Male; Middle Aged; Reference Values; Sex Factors; Stomach - physiology
• ISSN: 0144-5979
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2281.2001.00308.x

To investigate the effects of age and gender on gastric, small intestinal and colonic mean transit times, a study was conducted in 32 healthy volunteers: eight young women (22-30 years), eight young men (20-28 years), eight middle-aged women (43-51 years) and eight middle-aged men (38-53 years). Aft...