Motor patterns in the proximal and distal mouse colon which underlie formation and propulsion of feces.
Marcello CostaLauren J KeightleyTimothy J HibberdLukasz WiklendtPhilip G DinningSimon S J BrookesNicholas J SpencerPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2021)
The three motor patterns share a unique underlying fundamental property of the enteric circuits, which involve extended ensembles of enteric neurons firing at close to 2 Hz. The demonstration of distinct functional differences between proximal and distal colon in rabbit, guinea pig, and now mouse raises the possibility that this may be an organizational principle in other mammalian species, including humans.