Enteric glial cells and their role in gastrointestinal motor abnormalities: Introducing the neuro-gliopathies

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 30, 2007, Pages 4035-4041

  Bassotti, Gabrio ^a,d   Villanacci, Vincenzo ^b   Fisogni, Simona ^b   Rossi, Elisa ^b   Baronio, Paola ^b   Clerici, Carlo ^a   Maurer, Christoph A ^c   Cathomas, Gieri ^c   Antonelli, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^c Liestal Hospital   (Switzerland)

^d SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enteric glia; Gastrointestinal motility; Glial cells

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL POPULATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; EDITORIAL; ENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY DISORDER; GLIA CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 34548282033     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i30.4035     Document Type: Editorial

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