title: Of slow waves and spike patches.
abstract: In the small intestines, the major task of the slow wave is to induce mechanical movements in the intestinal wall by generating local calcium spikes. High resolution electrical mapping reveals fundamental differences in propagation between slow waves and calcium spikes. These differences suggest that slow waves and spikes are propagated by different mechanisms through different cell networks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. wlammers@uaeu.ac.ae
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lammers
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Slack
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000502:physiology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology