Smooth muscles are complex tissues containing a variety of cells in addition to muscle cells.
Interstitial cells of mesenchymal origin interact with and form electrical connectivity with …

The urothelium, which lines the renal pelvis, ureters, urinary bladder, and proximal urethra,
forms a high-resistance but adaptable barrier that surveils its mechanochemical …

Purpose: We describe the presence of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) throughout the wall of
the guinea pig bladder. Materials and Methods: Bladders obtained from male guinea pigs …

OBJECTIVES To describe the ultrastructure and relationship to nerves of the myofibroblast
in the human bladder lamina propria, and discuss its possible role in bladder function …

Recently, parallels have been drawn between enteric interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) and
similar cells outside the gut—interstitial Cajal‐like cells (ICLC). This article reviews our …

Purpose: In the current study we examined the location of interstitial cell of Cajal (ICC)-like
cells in the guinea pig bladder wall and studied their structural interactions with nerves and …

The mechanism underlying spontaneous pacemaker potential in the uterus is not clearly
understood. Several spontaneously active smooth muscles have interstitial cells of Cajal …

To investigate mechanisms underlying the transmission of spontaneous Ca2+ signals in the
bladder, changes in intracellular concentrations of Ca2+ ([Ca2+] i) were visualized in …

Pyeloureteric peristalsis has long been considered to be triggered by pacemaker atypical
smooth muscle cells (SMC) located in the proximal regions of the renal pelvis. However …

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is currently considered to be derived from the
interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC). To test the hypothesis that omental mesenchymal tumor is …