GIT-ENTERIC ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY

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SUMMARY

1. Slow wave: changes in resting membrane potential.

2. Spike potentials: responsible for rhythmic contractions in the GIT. 10-40x as long as normal AP. Calcium-sodium channels are used to propogate spike potentials.


Reference(s)

Barrett, K.E., Barman, S.M., Brooks, H.L., X, J. and Ganong, W.F. (2019). Ganong’s review of medical physiology. 26th ed. New York: Mcgraw-Hill Education