Journal article
Experimental colitis alters myenteric nerve function at inflamed and noninflamed sites in the rat
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Studies in inflammatory bowel disease have shown extensive structural abnormalities in the enteric nervous system of inflamed and noninflamed gut; however, functional correlates are lacking. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of colitis on myenteric nerve function at inflamed and noninflamed sites in rat intestine.
METHODS: Tritiated noradrenaline release was measured from longitudinal muscle myenteric plexus …
Authors
Jacobson K; McHugh K; Collins SM
Journal
Gastroenterology, Vol. 109, No. 3, pp. 718–722
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 1995
DOI
10.1016/0016-5085(95)90378-x
ISSN
0016-5085