This article is intended to provide the reader with a clear understanding of the relationship
between adrenergic nerves and gastrointestinal function, drawn from an analysis of the …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the innervation of the gastrointestinal tract. It
examines the structures involved in nervous control of the activities of the gastrointestinal …

Evidence that adenosine triphosphate or a related nucleotide is the transmitter substance
released by non-adrenergic inhibitory Page 1 Br. J. Pharmac. (1970), 40, 668-688. Evidence …

A survey of the literature on the motor function of the alimentary canal clearly reveals that, in
general, oversimplified assumptions are made about the anatomy of the nerve and muscle …

Zonulae occludentes and gap junctions were examined both in the intact mouse liver and in
a junction-rich membrane fraction from homogenized mouse liver. These preparations were …

During the second half of the 20th century, the introduction of a variety of new techniques
greatly expanded our knowledge of the structure of nerve and neuroglial cells and of the …

Ganglia from Auerbach's plexus of the large intestine (caecum, appendix vermiformis, colon
transversum and rectum) in man, rhesus monkey and guinea-pig are composed of nerve …

A quantitative study of muscle cells of the guinea-pig taenia coli is reported. Stereological
methods were used on electron micrographs and phase contrast micrographs. Smooth …

Publisher Summary Electron microscope and fluorescent histochemical studies of the
relationship of individual nerves to single smooth muscle cells have supported and …

The function and structure of isolated strips of taenia coli were assessed by isometric
contractile responses to histamine and by electron microscopy, respectively, before and after …