Background Colonic motility is regulated by various factors along the gut‐brain axis;
however, detailed mechanisms are unknown. This study aimed to examine the involvement …

Background The aim of this study was to investigate the fundamental mechanisms of colonic
motility in the house musk suncus (Suncus murinus) as an established animal model of gut …

Background Several disease processes of the colon and rectum, including constipation and
incontinence, have been associated with abnormalities of the autonomic nervous system …

It is well established that autonomic control of digestive function is modulated by central
autonomic neurotransmission. In this context it has been shown that digestive function can …

Gastrointestinal motility is crucial to gut health and has been associated with different
disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseases and postoperative ileus. Despite rat and …

The neural control of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is complex yet the tasks it has to
accomplish are seemingly simple. One such task is to move the luminal contents down the …

The colonic migrating motor complex (CMMC) is a rhythmically occurring neurally mediated
motor pattern. Although the CMMC spontaneously propagates along an empty colon it is …

The primary functions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are to absorb nutrients, water, and
electrolytes that are essential for life. This is accompanied by the capability of the GI tract to …

Abdominal prevertebral ganglion neurones receive excitatory synaptic input from
intestinofugal neurones. To better understand the physiological significance of this input, we …

Colonic migrating motor complexes (CMMCs) propel fecal contents and are altered in
diseased states, including slow-transit constipation. However, the mechanisms underlying …