Circular muscle lamellae of canine colon are electrically isolated functional units

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 112-119

  Liu, Louis W C ^a   Ruo, Russell L ^a   Huizinga, Jan D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrical coupling; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Lamella; Peristalsis; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLON; COLON MOTILITY; DOG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; INTESTINE MUSCLE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 0030945706     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y97-007     Document Type: Article

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