Distinct afferent innervation patterns within the human proximal and distal esophageal mucosa

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 308, Issue 6, 2015, Pages G525-G531

  Woodland, Philip ^a   Aktar, Rubina ^a   Mthunzi, Engelbert ^a   Lee, Chung ^a   Peiris, Madusha ^a   Preston, Sean L ^a   Blackshaw, L Ashley ^a   Sifrim, Daniel ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afferent neurons; Gastroesophageal reflux; Impedance; Mucosal integrity; Peripheral sensitization

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE; UCHL1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; EPITHELIUM; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; GENE PRODUCT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VIVO STUDY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; NERVE FIBER; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; TRANSEPITHELIAL ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT; CHEMISTRY; ESOPHAGUS; IMPEDANCE; INNERVATION; MUCOSA; PERMEABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADULT; BIOMARKERS; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGUS; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERMEABILITY; SENSATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929598469     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00175.2014     Document Type: Article

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