The enteric nervous system and neurogastroenterology

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 286-294

  Furness, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALVILOPAM; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHAGAS DISEASE; DRUG TARGETING; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLUID; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; LARGE INTESTINE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MOTOR CONTROL; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY; NEUROLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE ILEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH; STOMACH PARESIS;

ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; NEURONS;

EID: 84862501292     PISSN: 17595045     EISSN: 17595053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2012.32     Document Type: Review

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