title: Neurochemical basis of reflex relaxation in gastric corpus.
abstract: Three general propositions are set forth: (1) that different test meals delay gastric emptying by different mechanisms, so mixed meals of differing composition are likely to influence gastric emptying by characteristic constellations of mechanisms; (2) that a particular nutrient can delay gastric emptying by more than one pathway; and (3) that a given pathway can use more than one neurotransmitter. The progress made in recent years suggests that it should now be possible to characterize the chemical mediators activated by different nutrients to delay gastric emptying.
authors.affiliation: Physiological Laboratory, University of Liverpool, U.K.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Dockray
mesh_terms: D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000502:physiology*; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000502:physiology*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D004525:Efferent Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D005502:Food; D005746:Gastric Emptying / Q000502:physiology*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology*; D013270:Stomach / Q000502:physiology; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D002766:Cholecystokinin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide