The electrophysiological study of reception from certain internal organs in man

Summary

A task was set to ascertain the changes occurring in the impulse activity of the mucosa receptors in the stomach and intestine and after complete isolation of these organs. Experiments were staged on cats. A comparison was made between the character of impulsation from the receptors of gastric and intestinal mucosa with these organs intact and after their excision. Glucose, caffeine, and alcohol were used as receptor stimulants. The data obtained indicate that removal of the organs from the organism is not associated with considerable changes in the general picture of the impulse activity; only a prolongation of the latent period occurs. Experimental results suggest that the impulsation observed during stimulation of receptors of the organ removed (in man) during the operation, generally corresponds to that occurring in these receptors in the intact organism.