Despite extensive (and valiant) attempts to research it, much remains a mystery about the hippo's gooey antibiotic sunscreen. Saikawa's team hypothesizes that the animal synthesizes it from amino acids (the building blocks of protein) in the presence of oxygen.
1 Gastroileal reflex is one of the ways in which gastric motility influences intestinal motility. 2  When there is vigorous gastric peristalsis of increased secretion, it stimulates peristalsis in the ileum.
In addition to these gastrointestinal reflexes, there are other reflexes involving the peritoneum, kidney and bladder that can affect the defecation process. This includes the 1  : Peritoneointestinal reflex involving the peritoneum and intestines. 2  Renointestinal reflex involving the kidney and intestines.