Fig. 2 | npj Parkinson's Disease

Fig. 2

From: Gastric dysmotility in Parkinson's disease is not caused by alterations of the gastric pacemaker cells

Fig. 2

Phases of the migrating motor complex. a Fast Fourier transformation into a pseudo-three-dimensional running spectrum graph over a period of 10 min in a representative example of 3D-MAGMA recordings. The period in which the frequency is 3 cpm corresponds to phase I of the migrating motor complex. Then, a phase of intermittent contractions of varying strength and duration occur (phase II). In phase III, the motor activity is strongest and the capsule is leaving the stomach. Finally, the capsule reaches the duodenum with a frequency of approx. 15 cpm. b Distribution of gastric transit time and the dominant frequency in patients with Parkinson´s disease and young healthy controls

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