1. Volume 130, Issue 4, Pages 1062-1068 (April 2006)
Impaired Viscerosomatic Reflexes and Abdominal-Wall Dystony Associated With Bloating 
Fabrizio Tremolaterra, Albert Villoria, Fernando Azpiroz, Jordi Serra, Santiago Aguadé, Juan–R. Malagelada 
Gastroenterology 
Volume 130, Issue 4, Pages (April 2006)
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2. Figure 1
Abdominal EMG recording. The EMG activities of various components of the abdominal wall were measured by means of bipolar surface electrodes at both sides of the abdomen.
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3. Figure 2
Example of abdominal EMG activity. A voluntary abdominal contraction induced a marked increment in the activity of all muscular components of the abdominal wall.
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4. Figure 3
Postural adaptation. The erect position increased the basal activity of the internal oblique to a similar level in patients and healthy controls. □, Patients; •, healthy controls; *, P < .05 vs supine.
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5. Figure 4
Responses of abdominal muscles to standard intra-abdominal volume load. In healthy controls the volume load induced significant contraction of all abdominal muscles, except the internal oblique. Patients showed an abnormal adaptive response with impaired contraction of the lower rectus and external oblique, and paradoxic relaxation of the internal oblique. □, Patients; ■, healthy controls; *, P < .05 vs basal.
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6. Figure 5
Relationship between relaxation of the internal oblique and abdominal distention in response to colonic gas load.
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