Colonic migrating motor complexes, high amplitude propagating contractions, neural reflexes and the importance of neuronal and mucosal serotonin

Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 423-446

  Smith, Terence K ^a   Park, Kyu Joo ^b   Hennig, Grant W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

5 HT neurons; Colon; Colonic motor complex; Mucosa; Occult reflexes

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; CALCIUM ION; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; N(G) NITROARGININE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2B RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 7 RECEPTOR; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE 1; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHOLINE UPTAKE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; COLON MOTILITY; COLONIC MIGRATING MOTOR COMPLEX; CONSTIPATION; DEPOLARIZATION; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GENE DELETION; GLIA CELL; HIGH AMPLITUDE PROPAGATING CONTRACTION; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNEURON; INTESTINAL SECRETION; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTRINSIC PRIMARY AFFERENT NEURON; LOCOMOTION; MANOMETRY; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE RESECTION; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; REVIEW; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SLOW EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; STOMACH EMPTYING; SYNAPSE; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84907576573     PISSN: 20930879     EISSN: 20930887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5056/jnm14092     Document Type: Review

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