In this review we have attempted to describe the morphology and electrophysiology of the
myometrium and also the myogenic, neurogenic and hormonal systems which control its …

… For this, 29 mg of DNBS was dissolved in 250 μl of 50% ethanol and instilled into the colon
8 cm proximal to the anus with a PE50 catheter while the rat was under light anesthesia. …

In the second part of their article on the emerging field of neuroimmunology, the authors
present an overview of the role of neuroimmune mechanisms in defence against infectious …

Background The enteric nervous system (ENS) continues its structural and functional growth
after birth, with formation of ganglia and the innervation of growing smooth muscle. However…

The nervous and immune systems may communicate through the action of neurotransmitters
on mast cells. We used patchclamp electrophysiology to assess the responses of rat …

Inflammation of the rat jejunum with Trichinella spiralis causes altered smooth muscle
contractility by day 6 postinfection (PI). We investigated the association of structural change in the …

Intestinal inflammation causes initial axonal degeneration and neuronal death but subsequent
axon outgrowth from surviving neurons restores innervation density to the target smooth …

We investigated the involvement of nitric oxide in trinitrobenzene-sulfonic acid (TNB) colitis.
Every 24 h after TNB, rats were orally dosed with NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME; …

Nerve growth factor (NGF) is well recognized to have a number of potent effects on mast
cells, including increasing mast cell numbers in vivo and inducing mast cell degranulation in …

The functioning of a group of cells as a tissue depends on intercellular communication; an
example is the spread of action potentials through intestinal tissue resulting in synchronized …