Employment of a noninvasive magnetic method for evaluation of gastrointestinal transit in rats

AC Biosusceptometry (ACB) was previously employed towards recording gastrointestinal motility. Our data show a reliable and successful evaluation of gastrointestinal transit of liquid and solid meals in rats, considering the methods scarcity and number of experiments needed to endorsement of drugs and medicinal plants. ACB permits real time and simultaneous experiments using the same animal, preserving the physiological conditions employing both meals with simplicity and accuracy. © 2012 Quini et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

Keywords

Biomagnetism, Gastric emptying, Gastrointestinal markers, Liquid meal, accuracy, alternating current biosusceptometry, animal experiment, biomagnetism, controlled study, gastrointestinal motility, gastrointestinal transit, male, meal, non invasive procedure, nonhuman, priority journal, rat, reliability, stomach emptying, Animalia, Rattus