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myenteric plexus

NOUN
  1. a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines

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  • We found that the morphology of the primary myenteric plexus meshwork, when stained with NADPH diaphorase and nNOS, was very similar in colon and appendix in the newborn period.
  • In contrast to the innervation of the proximal esophagus, axons from vagal neurons synapse within ganglia of the myenteric plexus.
  • Meanwhile, abundant giant myenteric plexuses were found in the transverse colonic walls of2congenital anal atresia and the colonic tumor lesion segments.
  • Meanwhile, abundant giant myenteric plexuses were found in the transverse colonic walls of2congenital anal atresia and the colonic tumor lesion segments.
  • The myenteric plexus of these appendix specimens had even thicker nerve bundles connecting an increased number of ganglion cells.
  • The Ruhl method involved enzymatic dissociation of myenteric plexus samples, the purification of enteric glial cells via complement-mediated cytolysis of contaminating cells, and transformation by retroviral gene transfer. Undefined
  • Gall bladder contraction is regulated by an interaction of the myenteric plexus with intestinal hormones.
  • The myenteric plexus of appendices in children older than 3 years had thinner nerve branches and smaller ganglia than the colon specimens of the same age.
  • In conclusion, developmental changes of the ratio of the NOS positive neurons in the myenteric plexus in calf's small intestinal segments may correlate to their functions.
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