In Vivo Techniques for the Study of Gastrointestinal Motility

1982 
Myogenic activity, contractions of the walls, and transit of contents represent the main aspects of motor activity in the alimentary canal. Myoelectric properties of the muscle layers regulate contractions of the walls. Wall contractions cause variations in the intraluminal pressure and thus pressure gradients, which may either stimulate or inhibit the transit of the contents. Knowledge of these motor aspects is due to, and, at the same time limited by, a particular technique; these limitations are even more evident in human investigations.
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