Physiological and pharmacological investigations of small intestinal peristalsis

Research Plan and Method ..................................101Physiological experiments on distension-induced peristalsis guinea pig small intestine .................103 Preparation phase ............................................103Emptying phase ..............................................106Peristalis and Tone ..........................................108Considerations on the comparative physiology of peristalsis in hollow organs ..........................111Distension peristalsis in small intestines of other mammals ..................................................113Comparative pharmacological investigations of small intestinal peristalsis ..................................113 Influence of the osmotic pressure ..................114Effects of Pilocarpine, Physostigmine and Nicotine ........................................................116Effects of Cocaine, Atropine and Opium alkaloid .........................................................118Addictive or synergistic effects of Opium alkaloid .........................................................126Summary of the Results .......................................130Translator Notes ...................................................131References ............................................................132