Article
The sacral neural crest contributes neurons and glia to the post-umbilical gut: spatiotemporal analysis of the development of the enteric nervous system.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Nov 1998
Burns A J, Douarin N M
Abstract excerpt
The majority of the enteric nervous system is derived from vagal neural crest cells (NCC), which migrate to the developing gut, proliferate, form plexuses and differentiate into neurons and glia. However, for some time, controversy has existed as to whether cells from the sacral region of the neu...
Topics
- Animals
- Carbocyanines
- Cell Movement
- Chick Embryo
- Chimera
- Coturnix
- Enteric Nervous System
- Fluorescent Dyes
- Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
- Immunohistochemistry
- Intestinal Mucosa
- Intestines
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- NADPH Dehydrogenase
- Neural Crest
- Neurofilament Proteins
- Neuroglia
- Neurons