Interstitial cells of Cajal mediate enteric inhibitory neurotransmission in the lower esophageal and pyloric sphincters.

doi:10.1016/s0016-5085(98)70198-2

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Interstitial cells of Cajal mediate enteric inhibitory neurotransmission in the lower esophageal and pyloric sphincters.

Gastroenterology - 1 Aug 1998

Ward S M, Morris G, Reese L, Wang X Y, Sanders K M

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Previous studies have suggested that a specific class of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) act as mediators in nitrergic inhibitory neurotransmission. The aim of this investigation was to examine the role of intramuscular ICC (IC-IM) in neurotransmission in the murine lower eso...

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Animals
Electric Stimulation
Electrophysiology
Esophagogastric Junction
Immunohistochemistry
Intestines
Mice
Mutation
Nerve Fibers
Neural Inhibition
Nitroprusside
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit
Pylorus
Synaptic Transmission

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