Correction: The effects of intra-stomach obestatin administration on intestinal contractility in neonatal piglets fed milk formula.

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The effects of intra-stomach obestatin administration on intestinal contractility in neonatal piglets fed milk formula.

A 23-amino acid peptide named obestatin is derived from the ghrelin gene. The aim of the experiment was to study the effects of enteral obestatin administration for a 6-day period on intestinal contractility in piglets fed milk formula. Pigs were treated with 0.

Small intestine motility development in newborn mammals.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, researchers have been working to improve the understanding of gastrointestinal motility. The first major discovery was the observation of a migrating myoelectric complex that turned out to be a universal occurrence among vertebrates. Further inquires resulted in a detailed description of its development during different stages of ontogeny.