A research team from Japan clarified the effects of three different types of anti-hypertensive drugs on the three different segments of esophageal body contractions using a recently developed ...

A new study, conducted at Kiel University (CAU) by a research team from the Cell and Developmental Biology (Bosch AG), reveals that bacterial colonization of the intestine plays a significant role in ...

For the first time, scientists have been able to prove that the bacterial colonization of the intestine plays an important role in controlling peristaltic functions. Spontaneous contractions of the ...

Swallowing (a) evokes a peristaltic wave of contraction that migrates smoothly from the striated to smooth muscle esophagus. Simultaneous electrical activation of all vagal efferent neurons (b) ...

Swallowing is the process by which food is transported from the mouth to the stomach. Functionally, it may be divided into three phases—preparatory, transfer, and transport phases—that follow each ...

Receding of the gastric contents to the oesophagus is called gastroesophageal reflux and can lead to inflammatory changes in the oesophagus and oesophageal mucosa damage. Frequent recurrences of the ...

Spontaneous contractions of the digestive tract play an important role in almost all animals, and ensure healthy bowel functions. From simple invertebrates to humans, there are consistently similar ...