Myoelectric Complex, Migrating
"Myoelectric Complex, Migrating" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A pattern of gastrointestinal muscle contraction and depolarizing myoelectric activity that moves from the stomach to the ILEOCECAL VALVE at regular frequency during the interdigestive period. The complex and its accompanying motor activity periodically cleanse the bowel of interdigestive secretion and debris in preparation for the next meal.
| Descriptor ID |
D016065
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.265.675.775 G10.261.360.570 G11.427.494.730 G11.561.570.837
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| Concept/Terms |
Myoelectric Complex, Migrating- Myoelectric Complex, Migrating
- Complex, Migrating Myoelectric
- Migrating Myoelectric Complex
- Complexes, Migrating Myoelectric
- Migrating Myoelectric Complexes
- Myoelectric Complexes, Migrating
- Complexes, Migrating Motor
- Migrating Motor Complexes
- Motor Complexes, Migrating
- Migrating Motor Complex
- Complex, Migrating Motor
- Motor Complex, Migrating
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Myoelectric Complex, Migrating" by people in Profiles.
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Visceral sensitivity to gastric stimulation and its correlation with alterations in gastric emptying and accommodation in humans. Obes Surg. 2005 Feb; 15(2):247-53.
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Migrating motility complexes persist after severe traumatic shock in patients who tolerate enteral nutrition. J Trauma. 2001 Dec; 51(6):1075-82.