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Video Imaging and Spatiotemporal Maps to Analyze Gastrointestinal Motility in Mice
Published on: February 3, 2016
An application of autocorrelation methods to the interpretation of intestinal motility records
Abstract:
The application of statistical communication techniques to the analysis of intestinal motility records has made available certain information that has heretofore been obscure. This information is: 1. A measure of total activity expressed in square millimeters of Hg. 2. The frequency and amplitude of segmental activity. 3. A measure of the random variations in the amplitude of the "segmental" waves. 4. A measure of random activity and the range and relative amplitudes of the frequencies making up this component.
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