Mechanosensitivity in the enteric nervous system
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Mechanosensitivity in the enteric nervous system
The enteric nervous system (ENS) autonomously controls gut muscle activity. Mechanosensitive enteric neurons (MEN) initiate reflex activity by responding to mechanical deformation of the gastrointestinal wall. MEN throughout the gut primarily respond to compression or stretch rather than to shear force. Some MEN are multimodal as they respond to compression and stretch. Depending on the region ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1662-5102
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2015.00408