Article
The developmental etiology and pathogenesis of Hirschsprung disease.
Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine - 1 Jul 2013
Butler Tjaden Naomi E, Trainor Paul A
Abstract excerpt
The enteric nervous system is the part of the autonomic nervous system that directly controls the gastrointestinal tract. Derived from a multipotent, migratory cell population called the neural crest, a complete enteric nervous system is necessary for proper gut function. Disorders that arise as a consequence of defective neural crest cell development are termed neurocristopathies. One such disorder is...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Movement
- Enteric Nervous System
- Gastrointestinal Tract
- Hirschsprung Disease
- Humans
- Mutation
- Neural Crest