THE EFFECT OF ANOXIA ON PERISTALSIS OF THE SMALL AND LARGE INTESTINE

Abstract
By a modified Macht technic, it was found that intestinal motility was significantly decreased during exposure of mice to a pO2 < 94 mm. Hg, but that intestinal motility in dogs was unaffected by pO2 of 80-43 mm. Hg. The threshold level of axonia causing diminution of contractions of both circular and longitudinal muscle of the colon of barbitalized dogs lay between 94-110 mm. Hg pO2. The mode of action of anoxia on intestinal muscle is briefy discussed.

This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit: