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Jan Tack

Researcher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Publications -  1277
Citations -  58536

Jan Tack is an academic researcher from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gastric emptying & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 110, co-authored 1185 publications receiving 49774 citations. Previous affiliations of Jan Tack include Boston Children's Hospital & University of Amsterdam.

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Functional gastroduodenal disorders

TL;DR: A consensus-based approach was applied, supplemented by input from international experts who reviewed the report, and a dyspepsia subgroup classification is proposed for research purposes, based on the predominant (most bothersome) symptom.
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The Serotonin Signaling System: From Basic Understanding To Drug Development for Functional GI Disorders

TL;DR: Serotonin is an important gastrointestinal signaling molecule as mentioned in this paper, which is used by enterochromaffin (EC) cells to activate intrinsic and extrinsic primary afferent neurons to initiate peristaltic and secretory reflexes and transmit information to the central nervous system.
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Role of impaired gastric accommodation to a meal in functional dyspepsia

TL;DR: Impaired relaxation of the proximal stomach to a meal is present in a high proportion of patients with functional dyspepsia and is associated with symptoms of early satiety, and restoring gastric accommodation with a fundus-relaxing drug improves early satieties.