Travel stress alters the intestinal migrating myoelectric complex in rats: Antagonist effect of trimebutine

Abstract A novel stress model was developed that may closely resemble a real-life situation. Intestinal motility was monitored in rats before and after a 12 hour train voyage (travel stress). Travel stress reduced the duration of phase III of the intestinal MMC by 30% (3.2 ± 0.3 vs 4.7 ± 0.6 min; p