The gastrointestinal (GI) tract displays multiple motor patterns that move nutrients and
wastes through the body. Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) provide the forces necessary for GI …

The morphological features of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract
are described based on observations of laboratory animals including mice, rats and guinea …

Although the gastric tension receptor has been characterized behaviorally and
electrophysiologically quite well, its location and structure remains elusive. Therefore, the …

The Schwann cell myelin sheath is a multilamellar structure with distinct structural domains
in which different proteins are localized. Intracellular dye injection and video microscopy …

Highlights•Distinct populations of intestinal macrophages segregated both transcriptionally
and anatomically, exist in the mouse and human.•The intestine hosts long-lived macrophage …

抄録 Recent studies on the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) have determined ultrastructural
criteria for the identification of these previously enigmatic cells. This review deals with the …

Normal motility of the colon is critical for quality of life and efforts to normalize abnormal
colon function have had limited success. A better understanding of control systems of …

The shape, distribution, and ultrastructural features of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) of
different tissue layers and organs of the rat and guinea‐pig digestive tract were described …

Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) is a peculiar cell network composed of cells having processes
described by the eminent Spanish neuroanatomist of the 19th century, S. Ramon y Cajal …

This review is a portrayal of the evolution of ideas involving the interstitial cells of Cajal in
changing disguises as dull fibroblasts, not very exciting Schwann cells, or perhaps quite …