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This document discusses membrane potentials and contractions in gastrointestinal smooth muscle. It explains that spikes in membrane potential allow calcium ions to enter, causing muscle contraction. Factors like stretching, acetylcholine, and hormones can depolarize the membrane while norepinephrine and epinephrine hyperpolarize it. Tonic contractions can be caused by repetitive spikes or partial depolarization. The enteric nervous system controls gut function and is composed of two plexuses. Gastrointestin

Author

Kamal Ahmed

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EN