... cells of Cajal (ICC). Anoctamin 1 Enteric nervous system Fish Gut Motility Myogenic Complex gastrointestinal motility patterns occur throughout the gastrointestinal tract to accomplish crucial functions such as food digestion, nutrient absorption and removal of waste products ( Kunze...

... for correspondence (e-mail: [email protected] ) 23 1 2007 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2007 2007 intestine enteric nervous system spatiotemporal map teleost Rhythmic, coordinated contractions are the foundation for peristaltic movements, involved in transport of food along...

... motility is primarily controlled by the enteric nervous system. A variety of neurotransmitters have been identified in the developing gut in mammals ( Gintzler et al.,1980 ; Rothman and Gershon,1982 ; Larsson et al.,1987 ; Timmermans et al.,1994 ; Brandt et al.,1996 ; van Ginneken et al.,1998 ), birds...

...) or 2 d.p.f. (NKA) stages later the whole gut was innervated. This supports physiological results that gut motility is under neuronal control during the period when regular motility patterns develop. d.p.f. days post fertilization ENS enteric nervous system GRF growth hormone...

... and VIP immunoreactivities, indicating that the two neurotransmitters are colocalised within the enteric nervous system. Occasionally, PACAP- and VIP-positive nerve cell bodies were seen in the myenteric or submucous plexa. In addition, VIP immunoreactivity coexisted with helospectin immunoreactivity...