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Historical Perspectives on Gastric Motility

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The recording, quantitation, and understanding of gut motility have been a constant goal during the last century, particularly the study of peristaltic contractions. Remarkable progress has been made in the study of gastrointestinal (GI) motility, particularly gastric motility. This progress results from contributions of a wide range of disciplines with advances in smooth muscle physiology, electrophysiology, neurohormonal regulation of the GI tract, anatomic/mechanical factors, flow dynamics, as well as basic molecular and cellular biology. Increasingly sophisticated instrumentation, biomedical engineering, and pharmaceutical research have also added to this rich harvest over the past 50 years. A central theme to the progress is the greater understanding of the enteric nervous system, where more than 106 neurons intercommunicate and integrate messages from the gut and brain to organize and coordinate the control of GI motility. This chapter provides a historical perspective to help understand how the path has been taken to arrive at our present understanding of gastric motility.

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    Richard W. McCallum

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McCallum, R.W. (2012). Historical Perspectives on Gastric Motility. In: Parkman, H., McCallum, R. (eds) Gastroparesis. Clinical Gastroenterology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-552-1_1

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