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. 2004 Mar;53(Suppl 2):ii1–ii4. doi: 10.1136/gut.2003.033407

How many kinds of visceral afferents?

M Costa, S Brookes, V Zagorodnyuk
PMCID: PMC1867769  PMID: 14960549

Abstract

Most afferent signals from the viscera do not give rise to conscious experience and yet they participate in the complex neural control of visceral functions. Surprisingly little information is available on the origin, morphology, and receptor functional characteristics of the nerve endings of most primary afferent neurones to the digestive tract. This review deals with the morphological nature of the afferent neurones that supply the gastrointestinal tract specifically.

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Whole mount preparation of mouse stomach with an intraganglionic laminar ending showing P2X2 receptor immunoreactivity.

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