Disruption of interstitial cells of Cajal networks after massive small bowel resection

Figure 3 Electrical activity recorded from the small intestines (ileum) from sham-operated and short bowel syndrome rats. A: Slow waves in sham-operated group were biphasic, consisting of an upstroke and plateau component. Slow waves short bowel syndrome (SBS) 1W rats lacked an obvious secondary component; B: Resting membrane potentials (RMP) in each group were recorded, and a depolarized membrane potential appears to be a common feature of intestine smooth muscle in SBS rats; C: Slow wave frequency; D: Slow wave amplitude. ^aP < 0.05 vs sham group (n = 7).