Table 1
Effect of MSB on primary peristalsis
Saline
MSB
Proximal amplitude (mm Hg)
82 (3.6)
58 (4.8)
*
Distal amplitude (mm Hg)
102 (6.1)
86 (7.1)
*
Distal velocity (cm/s)
2.5 (0.13)
2.0 (0.12)
*
Data expressed as mean (SEM);
*
p<0.05 versus saline.