Ultrastructural observations of the tunica muscularis in the small intestine of Xenopus laevis, with special reference to the interstitial cells of Cajal

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 328, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 271-279

  Miyamoto Kikuta, Sachiko ^a,b   Komuro, Terumasa ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interstitial cells of Cajal; Small intestine; Tunica muscularis; Ultrastructure; Xenopus laevis (Anura)

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAVEOLA; CELL JUNCTION; CELL TYPE; GAP JUNCTION; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MITOCHONDRION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNAPSE VESICLE; VARICOSIS; VERTEBRATE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROGLIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 33947421691     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-006-0363-5     Document Type: Article

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