Absence of peristalsis in the ileum of W/WV mutant mice that are selectively deficient in myenteric interstitial cells of Cajal

Journal of Smooth Muscle Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 141-151

  Nakagawa, Tadashi ^a   Misawa, Hiromi ^a   Nakajima, Yoshiyuki ^a   Takaki, Miyako ^a,b  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interstitial cells of Cajal; Myenteric neurons; Peristalses; W WV mouse

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; TETRODOTOXIN; ENZYME INHIBITOR; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PGP9.5 PROTEIN, MOUSE; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUS; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; ILEUM; ILEUM CONTRACTION; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE PRESSURE; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; MOUTH; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; VIDEORECORDING; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERISTALSIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ILEUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PERISTALSIS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; TETRODOTOXIN; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 23844554224     PISSN: 09168737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.41.141     Document Type: Article

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