Musings on the wanderer: What's new in our understanding of vago-vagal reflex? IV. Current concepts of vagal efferent projections to the gut

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 284, Issue 3 47-3, 2003, Pages

  Chang, Howard Y ^a   Mashimo, Hiroshi ^a   Goyal, Raj K ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Enteric nervous system; Gastrointestinal motility; Gastrointestinal secretions; Gastrointestinal smooth muscle; Neurotransmitters; Parasympathetic nerves

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; EFFERENT NERVE; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; INTESTINE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MOTONEURON; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE PROJECTION; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLORUS; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STOMACH MOTILITY; VAGUS REFLEX;

EID: 0037370875     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00478.2002     Document Type: Review

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