title: [Peculiarities of gastric motility of fasting rate and with continued reflectory food stimulus in old age (author's transl)].
abstract: The motor function of the stomach in the fasting condition and in the presence of a conditioned food stimulus has been studied in practically healthy elderly and aged subjects. As the investigations have shown, gastric motoricity changes during the process of ageing in that there is a decrease in the tonus in the various sections of the stomach, and in increase in motor activity of the gastric wall during the period of relative rest. Three basic types of gastric motoricity in the fasting condition have been identified. The (motor and secretory) response of the stomach to the conditioned food stimulus diminishes with age. This reflects a weakened regulatory influence of the cerebral cortex on the activity of the stomach in the elderly and the aged.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005215:Fasting; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D012018:Reflex
vernacular_title: Die Besonderheiten der Motilität des Magens im Nüchternzustand und bei bedingt-reflektorischem Nahrungsreiz im höpheren und hohen Lebensalter.