The guinea‐pig small intestine has been very widely used to study the physiology,
pharmacology and morphology of the enteric nervous system. It also provides an ideal …

This paper, written for the symposium in honour of more than 40 years' contribution to
autonomic research by Professor Geoffrey Burnstock, highlights the progress made in …

In the present study, a combination of immunohistochemistry and retrograde 1, 1‐didodecyl‐
3, 3, 3, 3‐tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate (DiI) tracing was used to unravel the …

Previous studies have identified the chemistries, shapes, projections and
electrophysiological characteristics of several populations of neurons in the distal colon of …

Provides information on the structure and function of the enteric nervous system (ENS).
Historical perspective on the identification of functional classes of enteric neurons; Neuronal …

The intrinsic neural control of the gastrointestinal tract is mediated by the enteric nervous
system, the activity of which can be modulated by local stimuli, by inputs from the central …

1 Introduction The plexuses of Auerbach and Meissner are peculiar to the gut; they extend
from the beginning of the unstriated portion of the oesophagus to the end of the rectum. They …

The first differentiation of enteric neurons into three morphological types was done by the
russian histologist AS Dogiel on the basis of the different shapes and lengths of their …

The importance of the enteric nervous system for coordinating and programming the
digestive modes of the gastrointestinal effecters is well recognized. Attention has been …

The definition of the nerve cell types of the myenteric plexus of the mouse small intestine has
become important, as more researchers turn to the use of mice with genetic mutations to …