Innervation of the Mammalian Esophagus /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Neuhuber, Winfried. (Autor), Raab, M. (Autor), Berthoud, Hans-Rudolf. (Autor), Wörl, Jürgen. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
Colección:Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology, 185
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Muscle layers of the esophagus
  • Materials and Methods. Anterograde WGA-HRP tracing from nodose ganglion. Anterograde DiI tracing from thoracic dorsal root ganglia
  • Extrinsic innervation. Vagal innervation
  • Spinal innervation. Innervation of esophageal sphincters. Swallowing central pattern generator. Cortical representation of the esophagus in human
  • Intrinsic innervation. General organization. Enteric coinnervation
  • Functional considerations. General remarks. Cooperation between extrinsic and intrinsic systems
  • Concluding remarks
  • Summary
  • References
  • Subject Index.