Journal article
On the origin of rhythmic calcium transients in the ICC-MP of the mouse small intestine
Abstract
Interstitial cells of Cajal associated with the myenteric plexus (ICC-MP) are pacemaker cells of the small intestine, producing the characteristic omnipresent electrical slow waves, which orchestrate peristaltic motor activity and are associated with rhythmic intracellular calcium oscillations. Our objective was to elucidate the origins of the calcium transients. We hypothesized that calcium oscillations in the ICC-MP are primarily regulated by …
Authors
Lowie B-J; Wang X-Y; White EJ; Huizinga JD
Journal
AJP Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol. 301, No. 5, pp. g835–g845
Publisher
American Physiological Society
Publication Date
11 2011
DOI
10.1152/ajpgi.00077.2011
ISSN
0193-1857