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The pathogenesis of cholesterol cholelithiasis in man is probably multifactorial and the mechanism by which gallbladder stasis occours in gallstone patients has not been studied in detail. In the present study, time-dependent changes in gallbladder motility of the Richardson Ground Squirrels were investigated. 100 of animals were examined for their contractile responses of gallbladders to CCK-OP and Ach in vitro. Also, biochemical changes of serum and bile were investigated. There were no significant differences in motility of gallbladders to CCK-OP or Ach between control and cholesterol-fed animals. The results of this study indicate that gallbladder muscle contractility remains unchanged during the dietary induction of cholesterol gallstones in the Richardson Ground Squirrel.
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Ono, K., Nakayoshi, A., Suzuki, K. et al. Gallbladder contractility and gallstone formation in the Richardson Ground Squirrel. Gastroenterol Jpn 25, 93–103 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02785335
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