El-Salhy et al., Dig Dis Sci 2012
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PYY stimulates absorption of water and electrolytes, and inhibits prostaglandin ( PG ) E2, and vasoactive intestinal peptide , which stimulates intestinal fluid secretion and is a major regulator of the `` ileal brake ''
Souli et al., Gastroenterol Clin Biol 1996
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The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of peptide YY (PYY) and neuropeptide Y (NPY) on VIP- and PGE2 stimulated intestinal net water flux at three different levels of the small intestine ( duodenum, jejunum, ileum ), by a technique of in situ closed loops in anaesthetised rats