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Probiotic bacteria are being investigated as possible treatments for many intestinal disorders. The present study aimed to explore the effects of live, heat killed, or gamma irradiated Lactobacillus reuteri on cardio-autonomic response and single fibre unit discharge in dorsal root ganglia to colorectal distension in healthy Sprague-Dawley rats housed under conventional conditions. The effects of this treatment on somatic pain were also examined.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Intestinal Disease Research Program, McMaster University and The Brain-Body Institute, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, 50 Charlton Avenue, E Martha Wing, Room H304, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 4A6.
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