Electrical stimulation induces propagated colonic contractions in an experimental model.

The article discusses a study which examines whether electric stimulation induces propagated colonic contractions in an experimental model. Electrodes were inserted into the caecal seromuscular layer of anesthesized pigs. Contractions were induced by a neurostimulator. The study found that electrical stimulation modulated caecal mobility and also provoked localized and propagated colonic transactions.