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Enteric Nervous System

Known as: Nervous Systems, Enteric, Enteric Nervous Systems, Systems, Enteric Nervous 
Two ganglionated neural plexuses in the gut wall which form one of the three major divisions of the autonomic nervous system. The enteric nervous… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (2)

Autonomic nervous systemNervous system structure
Blood supply aspectsExocrine pancreasGallbladderGastrointestinal tract structure

Narrower (3)

Interstitial Cells of CajalMyenteric PlexusSubmucous Plexus

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
5-HT4 Receptor-Mediated Neuroprotection and Neurogenesis in the Enteric Nervous System of Adult Mice
Although the mature enteric nervous system (ENS) has been shown to retain stem cells, enteric neurogenesis has not previously… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Enteric nervous system development and Hirschsprung's disease: advances in genetic and stem cell studies
The enteric nervous system (ENS) has been explored by developmental neurobiologists and medical researchers for decades. Whereas… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Function of opioids in the enteric nervous system
Alterations in gastrointestinal motility and secretion underlie the constipating action of therapeutically administered opiates… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Requirement of signalling by receptor tyrosine kinase RET for the directed migration of enteric nervous system progenitor cells during mammalian embryogenesis.
The majority of neurones and glia of the enteric nervous system (ENS) are derived from the vagal neural crest. Shortly after… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Role of the enteric nervous system in the fluid and electrolyte secretion of rotavirus diarrhea.
The mechanism underlying the intestinal fluid loss in rotavirus diarrhea, which often afflicts children in developing countries… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
The enteric nervous system and regulation of intestinal motility.
The enteric nervous system exerts local control over mixing and propulsive movements in the small intestine. When digestion is in… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Common origin and developmental dependence on c-ret of subsets of enteric and sympathetic neuroblasts.
c-ret encodes a tyrosine kinase receptor that is necessary for normal development of the mammalian enteric nervous system… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Enteric nervous system
The enteric nervous system is unique in that it can mediate reflex activity in the absence of input from the brain or spinal cord… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Glial cells in the enteric nervous system contain glial fibrillary acidic protein
The complex nervous networks found throughout the mammalian gut—the enteric nervous system—are histologically, ultrastructurally… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Distribution of peptide- and catecholamine-containing neurons in the gastro-intestinal tract of rat and guinea-pig: Immunohistochemical studies with antisera to substance P, vasoactive intestinal…
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