Interstitial cells of Cajal mediate cholinergic neurotransmission from enteric motor neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1393-1403

  Ward, Sean M ^a   Beckett, Elizabeth A H ^a   Wang, XuanYu ^a   Baker, Fred ^a   Khoyi, Mohammad ^a   Sanders, Kenton M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Cholinergic neurotransmission; Enteric nervous system; Gastrointestinal tract; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Neuromuscular junction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ATROPINE; CARBON 14; CHOLINE; NEOSTIGMINE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034652345     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-04-01393.2000     Document Type: Article

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