title: [The functional importance of motilin for the gastrointestinal tract (a review of the literature)].
abstract: This article reviews the data available at present of the structure of motilin, its localization, species differences and the action on the gastrointestinal tract. Possible mechanisms of motilin release, its participation in the gastrointestinal tract motility as well as its possible physiological role are presented.
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Troitskaia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004068:Digestive System Physiological Phenomena; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D009037:Motilin / Q000502:physiology*; D010507:Periodicity; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D009037:Motilin
vernacular_title: Funktsional'noe znachenie motilina dlia zheludochno-kishechnogo trakta (obzor literatury)>