Interstitial cells: Involvement in rhythmicity and neural control of gut smooth muscle

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 550, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 337-346

  Hirst, G D S ^a   Ward, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL;

AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL POPULATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COILED BODY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOUSE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHYTHM; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; URETHRA; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL DENSITY; CELL FUNCTION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0037779047     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.043299     Document Type: Review

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