title: A simple, inexpensive model to demonstrate how contraction of GI longitudinal smooth muscle promotes propulsion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: Heidi L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lujan
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan sdicarlo@med.wayne.edu.
authors.forename: Stephen E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: DiCarlo
mesh_terms: D032882:Comprehension; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D005772:Gastrointestinal Transit; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008954:Models, Biological; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D010528:Peristalsis; D010827:Physiology / Q000193:education*; D013334:Students