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Surgical anesthesia with ether inhibits the motility of the small intestine of rats for the period of its duration. Recovery is rapid after anesthetization with ether for one hour, and the gut regains approximately its normal activity by the second hour after anesthesia is terminated. Some slight hyperactivity may occur from the third to the sixth post-anesthetic hours.
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From the Department of Pharmacology, The School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown.
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Emerson, G.A. Intestinal motility in rats anesthetized with ether. American Journal of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 4, 255–256 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02999910
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02999910