1–5 The availability of an indirect measure of gastric secretion by the blood pepsin method 6,7 offered an excellent opportunity for study of the effect of pregnancy on gastric secretion.

Our results show that gallbladder and gastric motility defects are associated with obesity in pre-adolescents and adults. The same is not apparent at birth, despite the fasting gallbladder volume ...

The brain can influence commensal organisms (enteric microbiota) indirectly, via changes in gastrointestinal motility and secretion, and intestinal permeability, or directly, via signaling ...

The selective, chloride channel 2 activator, lubiprostone, facilitates intestinal-fluid secretion and stimulates gastrointestinal motility. These effects increase stool frequency and improve ...

This process decreases the motility of the gastrointestinal ... Stress can increase gastric acid secretion. While this acid ...

The current study investigated the role of endogenous GLP-1 on islet hormone secretion and gastric emptying in patients with type 2 diabetes. Although previous studies have demonstrated that ...

Metoclopramide stimulates motility of the upper gastrointestinal tract without stimulating gastric, biliary, or pancreatic secretions. The exact mechanism of action of metoclopramide in the ...