The relationships between colonic motility and transport
Read, N.W.
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. Supplement 93: 35-42
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0085-5928 PMID: 6374873 Document Number: 235063
The salvage of unabsorbed nutrients, salt and water in the colon requires the integration of functions of bacterial digestion and epithelial transport with motor activity. However, the motor and transport functions of the colon are poorly understood owing to the inaccessibility of that organ. Some of the ways in which motor activity may influence colonic absorption and vice versa are discussed using examples taken from studies in the small intestine. In particular, the effect of factors such as convection, transit time, reflex secretion and blood flow are discussed.