Disorders of Interstitial Cells of Cajal

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Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) have, in the past 2 decades, been recognised as important elements in the regulation of gastrointestinal motility. Specifically, they have been shown to be critical for the generation and propagation of electrical slow waves that regulate the phasic contractile activity of gastrointestinal smooth muscle, and for mediating neurotransmission from enteric motor neurons to smooth...

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