Interstitial cells of Cajal generate a rhythmic pacemaker current

Nature Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 848-851

  Thomsen, Lars ^a   Robinson, Tim L ^a   Lee, Jonathan C F ^a   Farraway, Laura A ^a   Hughes, Martin J G ^a   Andrews, David W ^a   Huizinga, Jan D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MOUSE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TARGET CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTESTINE, SMALL; MICE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031850686     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm0798-848     Document Type: Article

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