Myenteric Plexus

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • Alpha 2 adrenergic receptors are located prejunctionally in the Auerbach's plexus of the guinea pig small intestine: direct demonstration by radioligand binding. 
  • Blood vessels in ganglia in human esophagus might explain the higher frequency of megaesophagus compared with megacolon. 
  • Effect of ingested nutrients on the release of thrittene into the human circulation. 
  • Ejaculatory abnormalities in mice with targeted disruption of the gene for heme oxygenase-2. 
  • Localization of cholecystokinin A and cholecystokinin B/gastrin receptors in the canine upper gastrointestinal tract. 
  • The significantly reduced number of interstitial cells of Cajal in chagasic megacolon (CM) patients might contribute to the pathophysiology of CM. 
  • Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 inhibits mouse colonic motility by activating NO-dependent enteric neurotransmission.