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Role of interstitial cells in Cajal in neural control of gastrointestinal smooth muscles

Date

Authors

Ward, S M

Sanders, K M

Hirst, George

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Abstract

Specialized cells known as interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are distributed in specific locations within the tunica muscularis of the gastrointestinal tract and serve as electrical pacemakers, active propagation pathways for slow waves, and mediators of

Keywords

Keywords: acetylcholine; atropine; cholinesterase; cyclic GMP; inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate; muscarinic M2 receptor; muscarinic M3 receptor; n(g) nitroarginine; neostigmine; neurokinin 1 receptor; nitric oxide; nitroprusside sodium; protein tyrosine kinase; purine Enteric motor neurotransmission; Gastrointestinal motility; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Smooth muscle

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/81091

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Physiology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1111/j.1743-3150.2004.00485.x

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