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Duodenum

Known as: Duodenums, SMALL INTESTINE, DUODENUM, Duodenal 
The shortest and widest portion of the SMALL INTESTINE adjacent to the PYLORUS of the STOMACH. It is named for having the length equal to about the… 
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Acute peptic ulcer (disorder)Benign neoplasm of duodenumBillroth I ProcedureBiopsy of Duodenum

Narrower (7)

Duodenal UlcerDuodenostomyGreater duodenal papilla structureMegaduodenum

Broader (2)

Intestines, SmallUpper Gastrointestinal Tract

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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Peripheral effects of neurokinins: functional evidence for the existence of multiple receptors.
The ability of six neurokinins (substance P, neurokinin A, neurokinin B, physalaemin, eledoisin and kassinin) to induce… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Abnormal duodenal loop in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
The frequency of an abnormal duodenal loop (AD) was investigated in 36 patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and in a sex… 
1986
1986
Effect of defaunation and refaunation of the rumen on rumen fermentation and N-flow in the duodenum of sheep.
In order to confirm earlier fragmentary results, the effect of defaunation and refaunation of the rumen on the fermentation… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Long‐Term Follow‐Up of Duodenal Ulcer Patients
The CURE peptic ulcer clinic started in April 1974. Patients (mostly veterans) with documented ulcer disease were interviewed… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Controlled clinical trial of duodenal ulcer healing with antacid tablets.
The effect of an antacid tablet regimen (total acid-neutralizing capacity, 280 mmol/day) and placebo was studied in 75 patients… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Effect of fixation on the light microscopical visualization of mast cells in the mucosa and connective tissue of the human duodenum.
Mast cells have been studied in the mucosa and connective tissue of 28 biopsies of human duodenum. They were collected from… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Serum gastrin in duodenal ulcer
Following truncal vagotomy and anterior pylorectomy for duodenal ulcer, fasting serum gastrin levels were higher at 84 ± 7·9 pg… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Intraluminal pH of duodenum and jejunum in fasting subjects with normal and abnormal gastric or pancreatic function.
A Cambridge combined glass electrode was used to determine the intraluminal pH of the duodenum and upper jejunum. Correlation… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
ACTINOMYCIN D. EFFECTS ON NUCLEIC ACID AND PROTEIN METABOLISM IN INTACT AND REGENERATING LIVER OF RATS.
Single, lethal doses of actinomycin D (1 mg/kg) promptly decreased the rate of incorporation of C14-orotate into nuclear… 
1963
1963
Fluctuations in the mitotic frequency of the glandular stomach and intestine of rat under the influence of ACTH. glucocorticoids. stress and heparin.