Journal article
Colorectal and rectocolonic reflexes in canines: involvement of tone, compliance, and anal sphincter relaxation
Abstract
Distention of the proximal colon may have inhibitory or excitatory effects on the rectum and vice versa. The reflexes between the proximal colon and the rectum have not been well studied due to difficulties in accessing the proximal colon. The aim of this study was to investigate the reflex responses and their mechanisms between the proximal colon and the rectum in consideration of distention-related changes in tone and compliance of these …
Authors
Chen J-H; Sallam HS; Lin L; Chen JDZ
Journal
AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol. 299, No. 3, pp. r953–r959
Publisher
American Physiological Society
Publication Date
September 2010
DOI
10.1152/ajpregu.00439.2009
ISSN
0363-6119