… of messengers in enteric neurons. … enteric neurons, and other autonomic neurons, are
subdivided into groups with well-defined combinations of chemical messengers (chemical coding)…

… Between the beginning of this century and around twenty years aga the attempts to identify
neuroanatomically the different classes of enteric neurons involved in the control of intestinal …

… been called ‘‘chemical coding’’ in … chemical coding of enteric neurons have been shown
to be particularly important for understanding functional aspects of individual enteric neurons (…

… populations of neurons that serve specific … of neurons to modify their chemical code in
response to luminal changes has recently been discovered. It is possible that enteric neuronal …

… In conclusion, the chemical coding of human enteric neurons reveals some similarities
with … The substantial overlap between VMAT2 and TH in enteric neurons indicates that the …

… of distinct sub-populations of neurons that in some cases contain characteristic … and neuronal
markers, (a “chemical code”). In this study, the chemical coding of neurons in the myenteric …

… Our evaluation of chemical coding is based on relative counts of antigen-immunoreactive
cell bodies. NSE immunoreactivity was used as a nonspecific marker for cell bodies because …

… , neuronal hyperplasia and large internodal fibre tracts), neuromediator content of enteric
neurones, and changes in the function of enteric … These changes in enteric neurones are likely …

… all other enteric neurons. The well-known chemical and functional diversity of enteric neurons
is … of the presence or absence of neuronal substances (ie, the chemical coding of enteric …

… More recently, Mihara (76) has provided a major update on the chemical coding and
electrophysiological properties of enteric neurons. This chapter focuses on recent contributions to …