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. 2000 Dec;47(Suppl 4):iv12–iv14. doi: 10.1136/gut.47.suppl_4.iv12

Embryology and development of the enteric nervous system

H Young, C Hearn, D Newgreen
PMCID: PMC1766797  PMID: 11076897

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Development of the enteric nervous system from the neural crest.

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Colonisation of the gut by vagal level neural crest cells.

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Use of gene knockout studies to identify molecules which are essential for the development of the enteric nervous system in different regions of the gut. GDNF, glial derived neurotrophic factor; GFRα1, GDNF family receptor α1; EDNRB, endothelin B. 

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