Interstitial cells of Cajal: Mediators of communication between circular and longitudinal muscle layers of canine colon

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 294, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-79

  Liu, Louis W C ^a   Farraway, Laura ^a   Berezin, Irene ^a   Huizinga, Jan D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colon; Dog; Intercellular communication; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Metabolic coupling; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; COLON; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DOG; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOTIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; COLON; DOGS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYENTERIC PLEXUS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0031686995     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051157     Document Type: Article

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