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… (More)
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Autonomic nervous systemNervous system structure
Blood supply aspectsExocrine pancreasGallbladderGastrointestinal tract structure
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Interstitial Cells of CajalMyenteric PlexusSubmucous Plexus

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2013
Review
2013
Enteric nervous system development: migration, differentiation, and disease
The enteric nervous system (ENS) provides the intrinsic innervation of the bowel and is the most neurochemically diverse branch… (More)
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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… (More)
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2005
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2005
Plasticity of the enteric nervous system during intestinal inflammation.
Inflammation of the bowel causes structural and functional changes to the enteric nervous system (ENS). While morphological… (More)
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2004
Review
2004
Inflammatory neuropathies of the enteric nervous system.
Inflammatory neuropathy of the enteric nervous system is emerging as an important topic in the field of neurogastroenterology… (More)
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2000
Review
2000
Anatomy and physiology of the enteric nervous system.
The enteric nervous system (ENS) is a quasi autonomous part of the nervous system and includes a number of neural circuits that… (More)
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1999
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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… (More)
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1999
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1999
The enteric nervous system: a second brain.
Once dismissed as a simple collection of relay ganglia, the enteric nervous system is now recognized as a complex, integrative… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Defects in enteric innervation and kidney development in mice lacking GDNF
GLIAL-CELL-LINE-DERIVED neurotrophic factor (GDNF) has been isolated as a neurotrophic factor for midbrain dopaminergic neurons1… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Defects in the kidney and enteric nervous system of mice lacking the tyrosine kinase receptor Ret
RECEPTOR tyrosine kinases (RTKs) are cell-surface molecules that transduce signals for cell growth and differentiation1. The RTK… (More)
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1990
Highly Cited
1990
Parkinson's disease: an immunohistochemical study of Lewy body-containing neurons in the enteric nervous system
We performed immunohistochemical analysis of specimens from three autopsied patients with Parkinson's disease, using antibodies… (More)
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