Patlisiso e ncha e hlalosa kamoo tsamaiso ea methapo e ka maleng, tsamaiso ea methapo ea enteric (ENS), e hlahisang propulsion hammoho le mala, e totobatsang hore na e tšoana joang le boitšoaro ba marang-rang a mang a methapo bokong le mokokotlong oa mokokotlo.

Phuputso e entsoeng ke Moprofesa Nick Spencer oa Univesithi ea Flinders e tsitlallela hore ENS e ka maleng ke “boko ba pele” le hore e bile teng bokong ba motho pele ho nako eo re e tsebang. Liphuputso tse ncha li senola tlhahisoleseding e ncha ea bohlokoa mabapi le hore na li-neuron tse likete tse ho ENS li buisana joang ho etsa hore lera la mesifa le honyehe ebe le sutumelletsa litaba. Ho fihlela joale, ena e bile taba e kholo e sa rarolloang.

Ka pampiri e ncha ea Puisano Biology (Nature), Moprofesa Nick Spencer oa Univesithi ea Flinders o boletse hore liphuputso tsa morao-rao li rarahane ho feta kamoo ho neng ho lebelletsoe, 'me li hlahisoa ho tsoa mokelikeli o ka mor'a eona, haeba ho se na tsitsipano ea tlhaho. Mekhoa ea litho tse ling tsa mesifa e fetohile mekhoa e fapaneng haholo; joalo ka lijana tsa lymphatic, ureters kapa methapo ea portal.

Moprofesa Nick Spencer oa Univesithi ea Flinders o ile a hatisa thuto e ncha ea Biology ea Communications ho hlalosa hore na tsamaiso ea methapo ka maleng, ke hore na tsamaiso ea methapo ea enteric (ENS) e tsoela pele joang ka maleng, 'me e hatisa hore e amana joang le boits'oaro ba marang-rang a mang a methapo bokong le lesapong la mokokotlo.

Phuputso ena e tsitlella hore ENS ka maleng ke "boko ba pele", bo bileng teng nako e telele pele boko ba motho bo fetoha. Liphuputso tsena tse ncha li senola tlhahisoleseding e ncha ea bohlokoa mabapi le hore na li-neurone tse likete tse tsamaisong ea methapo li buisana joang, e leng ho etsang hore lera la mesifa le fokotsehe le ho sutumetsa litaba.