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Telemetry facilitates long-term recording of gastrointestinal myoelectrical activity in pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2001

U. Gacsalyi ,
R. Zabielski  and
S. G. Pierzynowski
U. Gacsalyi
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Physiology, Warsaw Agricultural University, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland, The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, 05-110 Jablonna, Poland and Department of Animal Physiology, Lund University, Helgonavagen 3B, 223 62 Lund, and R&D Gramineer Int. AB, Ideon, 223 70 Lund, Sweden
R. Zabielski
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Physiology, Warsaw Agricultural University, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland, The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, 05-110 Jablonna, Poland and Department of Animal Physiology, Lund University, Helgonavagen 3B, 223 62 Lund, and R&D Gramineer Int. AB, Ideon, 223 70 Lund, Sweden
S. G. Pierzynowski
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Physiology, Warsaw Agricultural University, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland, The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, 05-110 Jablonna, Poland and Department of Animal Physiology, Lund University, Helgonavagen 3B, 223 62 Lund, and R&D Gramineer Int. AB, Ideon, 223 70 Lund, Sweden
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Abstract

A method of telemetric measurement of antroduodenal myoelectrical activity (EMG) in freely moving pigs has been developed. Silver bipolar electrodes were sutured on the antrum and duodenum and connected to a telemetry transmitter implanted extraperitoneally between the abdominal muscles. The EMG signals were collected by a receiver, filtered, amplified and archived by a computer. The telemetric EMG signal did not differ from that obtained with a conventional wire method. Substantial differences between day and night migrating myoelectric complex (MMC) patterns were found. The advantages of telemetric EMG recording make it a useful tool for long-term recording of antroduodenal EMG.

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Research Article
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Experimental Physiology , Volume 85 , Issue 2 , March 2000 , pp. 239 - 241
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© The Physiological Society 2000

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