Enteral tube feeding (ETF) and parenteral nutrition (PN) are unphysiological methods of
feeding. They may not elicit the cephalic phase response because part or all of the …

In a prospective randomised study, the effect of acupuncture on sham feeding stimulated
gastric acid secretion was investigated. In eight healthy volunteers (five men, three women …

The effect of sham feeding on pancreatic-polypeptide (PP) secretion was studied in 26
duodenal ulcer (DU) patients and in 8 healthy subjects. Modified sham feeding (MSF) by the …

Mayer, G., Arnold, R., Feurle, G., Fuchs, K., Ketterer, H., Track, NS & Creutzfeldt, W. Influence
of feeding and sham feeding upon serum gastrin and gastric acid secretion in control …

T his review is mainly about the elective surgical treat-ment of duodenal ulcer. Gastric
ulceration is thought to be too major and complicated a topic to deal with adequately …

Recurrent peptic ulceration was diagnosed in 9 per cent of 433 patients who were treated by
elective highly selective vagotomy (HSV) for duodenal ulcer (DU) between 1969 and 1980 …

Xenin is a 25 amino acid peptide produced by specific endocrine cells of the duodenal
mucosa. Xenin has multiple biological actions in the gastrointestinal tract. It modulates …

Sham feeding is thought to stimulate gastric acid secretion solely via vagal pathways. We
evaluated whether sham feeding can be used as a test for vagotomy. From results in 50 …

In duodenal ulcer patients the effect of vagal activation of gastric acid secretion by the
intricate procedure of adequate sham feeding for 15 min has been compared with the effects …

The effect of distension of the fundus and body of the stomach on gastric acid secretion was
studied in 26 patients with duodenal ulcer and six healthy subjects. Graded distension …