title: Influence of peptides on anorectal function.
abstract: Immunohistochemical and immunochemical studies on biopsies from the human rectum and anal canal have shown several regulatory peptides present in the muscle layers and the mucosa, suggesting a regulatory action on defecation. This view has been supported by studies of anorectal function in man during administration of different peptides. The physiological implications of these observations remain obscure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery D, Glostrup Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lorentzen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holst
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000502:physiology*; D003672:Defecation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000502:physiology*; D012007:Rectum / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D009479:Neuropeptides