Mieke Van Den Driessche, Kristel Peeters, Paul Marien
1997
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Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Abstract
ABSTRACTBackground:The 13C-octanoic acid breath test, a noninvasive method for measuring gastric emptying, was used to compare the gastric-emptying rate of formula-fed and breast-fed infants. Octanoic acid, a medium-chain fatty acid marked with the stable isotope 13C is immediately absorbed in the d