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myenteric

[¦mī·ən¦ter·ik]
(histology)
Of or pertaining to the muscular coat of the intestine.
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Myenteric reflex arcs in the gut generate peristalsis and mixing movements, designed to aid digestion and absorption, and to propel the gut contents toward the anus for expulsion.
Constipation: motility and the gut
The total number of myenteric neurons in 120 microscopic fields, uniformly distributed around the entire intestinal circumference of each specimen, totalizing 25.
Hypertrophy of the neurons in the ileum of rats infected with cysts of Toxoplasma gondii (genotype II)/Hipertrofia de neuronios do ileo de ratos infectados com cistos de Toxoplasma gondii (genotipo II)
In the intestine, Kit-ir ICC forms a network in the myenteric plexus region (ICC-MP) that surrounds the myenteric ganglia.
The distribution of interstitial cells of Cajal in the ileum is not altered by infection with Schistosoma mansoni
It is synthesized and released from the myenteric plexus of the distal colon and exerts its action through Guanosine 3',5'-Cyclic Monophosphate pathway (cGMP) (Tjong et al.
Relieving visceral hyperalgesia effect of Kangtai capsule and its potential mechanisms via modulating the 5-HT and NO level in vivo
Briefly, the released 5-HT from enterochromaffin cells activates primary afferent nerves in the submucosal and myenteric plexus via 5-H[T.
Schisandra chinensis reverses visceral hypersensitivity in a neonatal-maternal separated rat model
The ascending colon, cecum, and the distal ileum showed segmental areas of aganglionosis in the myenteric plexus alternating with hypoganglionic segments with scattered thick nerves.
Total colonic aganglionosis: case report, practical diagnostic approach and pitfalls
We did not observe influenza antigen--positive neuronal cells in the submucosal or myenteric plexi of the small intestine of foxes fed infected bird carcasses.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) infection in red foxes fed infected bird carcasses
The myenteric plexus regulates cell growth in rat jejunum.
Dietary bovine colostrum increases villus height and decreases small intestine weight in early-weaned pigs
The myenteric plexus of the pylorus: Rs early normal development and its changes in hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.
Pediatric gastrointestinal emergencies
Gastrointestinal ganglioneuromatosis is the predominant cause of most alimentary tract symptoms in patients with MEN 2B, resulting from thickening of the myenteric plexuses and hypertrophy of the ganglion cells.
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndrome presenting with bowel obstruction caused by intestinal neuroma: case report
Nine patients had infiltration of lymphocytes in and around the myenteric plexus nerves, at levels higher than in 15 autopsied control subjects with no known bowel disorder.
Pathology of IBS. (Clinical Capsules)
In rat colon, the cyclic episodes of myenteric potential oscillations of circular muscles are associated with spontaneous contractions (Pluja et al.
Inhibitory effect of schisandrin on spontaneous contraction of isolated rat colon

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