• DOI:10.1038/nrgastro.2012.57
Corpus ID: 22753804

The migrating motor complex: control mechanisms and its role in health and disease

@article{Deloose2012TheMM,
  title={The migrating motor complex: control mechanisms and its role in health and disease},
  author={E. Deloose and P. Janssen and I. Depoortere and J. Tack},
  journal={Nature Reviews Gastroenterology &Hepatology},
  year={2012},
  volume={9},
  pages={271-285}
}

E. Deloose, P. Janssen, +1 author J. Tack

Published 2012

Medicine

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology &Hepatology

The migrating motor complex (MMC) is a cyclic, recurring motility pattern that occurs in the stomach and small bowel during fasting; it is interrupted by feeding. The MMC is present in the gastrointestinal tract of many species, including humans. The complex can be subdivided into four phases, of which phase III is the most active, with a burst of contractions originating from the antrum or duodenum and migrating distally. Control of the MMC is complex. Phase III of the MMC with an antral… CONTINUE READING

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