Journal article
II. Gastric motility: lessons from mutant mice on slow waves and innervation
Abstract
The stomach harbors a network of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) associated with Auerbach's plexus as well as intramuscular ICC within the muscle layers that make close apposition contact with nerve varicosities. ICC are critical for slow-wave generation, making ICC the pacemaker cells of the gut, allowing rhythmic peristaltic motor patterns in the mid- and distal stomach. ICC also play a role in neurotransmission, but its importance relative …
Authors
Huizinga JD
Journal
AJP Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol. 281, No. 5, pp. g1129–g1134
Publisher
American Physiological Society
Publication Date
November 1, 2001
DOI
10.1152/ajpgi.2001.281.5.g1129
ISSN
0193-1857