The physiology and pathophysiology of small bowel motility are reviewed with particular
focus on the motility patterns and periods that are detected by intraluminal manometry …

This chapter contains sections titled: Anatomic and functional considerations Small intestinal
and colonic transit Specialized small intestinal and colonic cell types Coupling of small …

The small intestine produces a number of different contractions in various spatial and
temporal patterns that promote efficient digestion, absorption, and propulsion of ingested …

The small intestine, like the rest of the gastrointestinal tract, is an intelligent organ. It
generates a wide variety of motor patterns to meet motility requirements in different …

In contrast to the colon, motor patterns of the human small intestine have been well
characterized (99-103), As a Preface to a discussion of its status in IBS, normal patterns of …

Although gastrointestinal motor activity has been studied for more than a century, the
identification of motor disorders in clinical practice still presents problems. Over the last two …

The ability to assess the complex motor functions of the gastrointestinal tract accurately has
been of tremendous value to understanding and treating digestive diseases. Unlike other …

In recent years there have been significant technical and methodological advances in our
ability to record the movements of the gastrointestinal tract. This has led to significant …

In most fasting mammals, motility of the foregut and small intestine undergoes regular cycles
of activity. Much of the expanding knowledge of this phenomenon comes from species other …

Motor patterns of the distal small bowel were defined in healthy humans, using a multilumen
polyvinyl tube, passed by mouth in 11 healthy subjects. Five recording sites, spanning 100 …