title: Fasting plasma motilin levels are related to the interdigestive motility complex.
abstract: Fluctuations of plasma motilin and gastrin levels were analyzed in relation to the interdigestive motor complex in humans, taking the onset of a duodenal activity front (phase 3 of the complex) as a reference point and the time lapse between two fronts as a time base. Statistical analysis showed a close relation between motilin fluctuations and the occurrence of duodenal activity fronts.
mesh_terms: D004386:Duodenum / Q000502:physiology; D005755:Gastrins / Q000097:blood; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D009037:Motilin / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*; D013270:Stomach / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D005755:Gastrins; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones; D009037:Motilin