In human colonic circular muscle strips, the distal colon was more sensitive to VIP than the proximal colon.
In plain wordsIn lab tests on human colon muscle, the distal circular muscle responded to VIP more than the proximal circular muscle.
- Outcome
- Not applicableVIP sensitivity of circular muscle, distal versus proximal colon
- Study
humann: not reported in source
circular and longitudinal muscle strips from human colon- Comparator
- Proximal colon circular muscle
- Outcome group
- Gastrointestinal motility · Gastrointestinal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
However, the circular muscle of the distal colon was more sensitive to vasoactive intestinal peptide than was the circular muscle of the proximal colon.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Using circular and longitudinal muscle strips from proximal and distal human colon, the present study sought to determine whether such regional differences were apparent in smooth muscle responsiveness to neurohumoral agents.