Control of gastric motility

The motor function of the gut is controlled at three main levels: extrinsic neural control (vagal and sympathetic); intrinsic neural control; and excitability of smooth muscle cells controlled by transmitters.

Adapted from: Camilleri M, Prather CM. In: Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal Disease, 6th ed, Feldman M, Scharschmidt BF, Sleisenger MH (Eds), WB Saunders, Philadelphia 1998. p.572.

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