Experimental Set-Up

Tyrode's Solution

As mentioned on the previous screen, the ileum segment is bathed in the physiological saline solution called Tyrode's solution. The composition of Tyrode's solution is:
  grams per litre conc   grams per litre conc
NaCl 8 NaHCO3 1  
KCl 0.2   NaH2PO4.2H2O 0.05  
CaCl2 0.2   Glucose 1  
MgCl2.6H2O 0.1