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Physiology and pathophysiology of colonic motor activity

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This work was supported in part by grant DK32346 from the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and Veterans Administration Research Service.

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Sarna, S.K. Physiology and pathophysiology of colonic motor activity. Digest Dis Sci 36, 998–1018 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01297155

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