Spatiotemporal Mapping of Motility in Ex Vivo Preparations of the IntestinesDerek M. Kendig 1,2, Norm R. Hurst 1, John R. Grider 1
1Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2Department of Biology, Loyola University Maryland
Recently available video recording and spatiotemporal mapping (STmap) techniques make it possible to visualize and quantify both propagating and mixing patterns of intestinal motility. The goal of this protocol is to explain the generation and analysis of STmaps using the GastroIntestinal Motility Monitoring (GIMM) system.
