Roles of interstitial cells of Cajal in regulation of motility of the mouse intestine

Folia Pharmacologica Japonica

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 170-178

  Fujita, Akikazu ^a   Okishio, Yutaka ^a   Takeuchi, Tadayoshi ^a   Hata, Fumiaki ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

c kit; Mouse intestine; Pacemaker; Peristalsis

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COLON MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MOUSE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SUBMUCOSA; SUBMUSCULAR PLEXUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; INTESTINES; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEURAL CONDUCTION;

EID: 1842475343     PISSN: 00155691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/fpj.123.170     Document Type: Review

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