The gastrointestinal tract is the only internal organ to have evolved with its own independent
nervous system, known as the enteric nervous system (ENS). This Review provides an …

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 …

The aim of this investigation was to identify the proportional neurochemical codes of enteric
neurons and to determine the specific terminal fields of chemically defined nerve fibers in all …

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

The electrical and synaptic properties of myenteric neurones in normal and inflamed guinea‐
pig distal colons were evaluated by intracellular microelectrode recording. Chronic …

This investigation was conducted to establish whether guinea‐pig trinitrobenzene sulfonic
acid (TNBS)‐colitis was associated with a change in the number of neurones of the …

We report on the first correlative study of the electrophysiological properties, shapes, and
projections of enteric neurons in the mouse. Neurons in the myenteric plexus of the mouse …

Simultaneous intracellular recordings were made from myenteric neurons and circular
muscle (CM) cells in isolated, stretched segments of guinea‐pig distal colon. We have …

Background & Aims Colonic motor patterns have been described by a number of different
groups, but the neural connectivity and ganglion architecture supporting patterned motor …

Of all the organ systems in the body, the gastrointestinal tract is the most complicated in
terms of the numbers of structures involved, each with different functions, and the numbers …