Journal article
Interstitial cells of Cajal and neuromuscular transmission in the rat lower oesophageal sphincter
Abstract
The distribution of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) and neurotransmission were investigated in lower oesophageal sphincter (LES) circular muscle strips from Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats, Ws/Ws mutant rats and their wild-type (+/+) siblings. Intramuscular c-Kit-positive cells, confirmed to be ICC-IM by electron microscopy, were observed throughout both muscle layers from SD and +/+ rats. In contrast, c-Kit-positive, ultrastructurally typical …
Authors
Farré R; Wang X; Vidal E; Domènech A; Pumarola M; Clave P; Huizinga JD; Jiménez M
Journal
Neurogastroenterology & Motility, Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 484–496
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
June 2007
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2982.2007.00901.x
ISSN
1350-1925