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Canine jejunal absorption and transit during interdigestive and digestive motor states. 1980

M G Sarr, and K A Kelly, and S F Phillips

To determine whether absorption varies during interdigestive and digestive motor states, an isolated, 75-cm segment of jejunum was perfused in each of five dogs with an isosmolar solution of 130 mM glucose, 80 mM NaCl, and [3H]polyethylene glycol (PEG). Effluent was collected from the distal stoma during 10-min intervals. Electrical activity of the segment was recorded concurrently. Transit times were assessed with boluses of [14C]-PEG. The dogs were studied during phase I, phase II, and phase III of the interdigestive myoelectric complex and also after a 200-g meal of liver. Absorption during fasting was greatest during phase I and least during phase III of the interdigestive myoelectric complex; feeding enhanced absorption over that seen during any phase of fasting. Transit was slowest in phase I of fasting and most rapid during phase III; transits during phase II of fasting and after feeding were roughly equal. Using indicator-dilution calculations, static volumes were greatest and mean flows slowest during phase I. Thus, jejunal absorption during fasting decreased as transit increased sequentially with the interdigestive myoelectric phases. However, after feeding, although transit time was similar to phase II, absorption was greater.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007408	Intestinal Absorption	Uptake of substances through the lining of the INTESTINES.	Absorption, Intestinal
D007583	Jejunum	The middle portion of the SMALL INTESTINE, between DUODENUM and ILEUM. It represents about 2/5 of the remaining portion of the small intestine below duodenum.	Jejunums
D009130	Muscle, Smooth	Unstriated and unstriped muscle, one of the muscles of the internal organs, blood vessels, hair follicles, etc. Contractile elements are elongated, usually spindle-shaped cells with centrally located nuclei. Smooth muscle fibers are bound together into sheets or bundles by reticular fibers and frequently elastic nets are also abundant. (From Stedman, 25th ed)	Muscle, Involuntary,Smooth Muscle,Involuntary Muscle,Involuntary Muscles,Muscles, Involuntary,Muscles, Smooth,Smooth Muscles
D002712	Chlorides	Inorganic compounds derived from hydrochloric acid that contain the Cl- ion.	Chloride,Chloride Ion Level,Ion Level, Chloride,Level, Chloride Ion
D004063	Digestion	The process of breakdown of food for metabolism and use by the body.
D004285	Dogs	The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065)	Canis familiaris,Dog
D005260	Female		Females
D005769	Gastrointestinal Motility	The motor activity of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.	Intestinal Motility,Gastrointestinal Motilities,Intestinal Motilities,Motilities, Gastrointestinal,Motilities, Intestinal,Motility, Gastrointestinal,Motility, Intestinal
D005947	Glucose	A primary source of energy for living organisms. It is naturally occurring and is found in fruits and other parts of plants in its free state. It is used therapeutically in fluid and nutrient replacement.	Dextrose,Anhydrous Dextrose,D-Glucose,Glucose Monohydrate,Glucose, (DL)-Isomer,Glucose, (alpha-D)-Isomer,Glucose, (beta-D)-Isomer,D Glucose,Dextrose, Anhydrous,Monohydrate, Glucose
D000200	Action Potentials	Abrupt changes in the membrane potential that sweep along the CELL MEMBRANE of excitable cells in response to excitation stimuli.	Spike Potentials,Nerve Impulses,Action Potential,Impulse, Nerve,Impulses, Nerve,Nerve Impulse,Potential, Action,Potential, Spike,Potentials, Action,Potentials, Spike,Spike Potential