Abstract
One of the primary functions of the stomach is to mix and grind up ingested food with highly acidic digestive juices so that gastric content is suitable to enter the small intestine,where most chemical digestion and absorption takes place.How smooth muscle contractions propagate around and along the length of the stomach to ensure adequate mixing and propulsion of content into the pylorus has been the subject ofmuch investigation
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | G483-G484 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology |
| Volume | 327 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2024 |
Keywords
- extracellular recording
- slow-wave activity
- stomach
- smooth muscle contractions
- Interstitial cells of Cajal
- pacemaker cells