During fasting, GIT displays a cyclical motor pattern, the migrating motor complex (MMC), regulated by motilin. Objectives To study the relationship between hunger and MMC phases (I–III), focusing on ...

In seven subjects blood samples were drawn every 15 minutes for radioimmunoassay of motilin and somatostatin. After two phase 3s of the migrating motor complex, 6 mg of sumatriptan was administered ...

Serum samples were collected from the mice, and the following biomarkers were quantified using ELISA kits (Mlbio, China): Motilin (MTL), Gastrin (GAS), and Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP). Tissue ...

A diet low in fat and fiber, taken in small, frequent meals, has been advocated, although different diets have not been rigorously compared in patients with gastroparesis. Nutrient liquids might ...

Spicy foods can make you poop when pain receptors in the digestive tract react to a compound called capsaicin that gives chili peppers their heat. The pain signals trigger the release of a hormone ...

Dr Søndergaard, The Danish Epidemiologic Science Centre, University Of Aarhus, Vennelyst Boulevard 6, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark email: cs{at}soci.au.dk AIM To describe how fetal growth and gestational age ...

Department of Cell Toxicology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, UZ, 04318 Leipzig, Germany Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Environmental Toxicology, Department of Geosciences, 72076 ...