| TEM | Transmission electron microscope |
| TCs | Telocytes |
| ICs | Interstitial cells |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| ICCs | Interstitial cells of Cajal |
| Myo | Myofibroblasts |
| Tps | Telopodes |
| IHC | Immunohistochemical/immunohistochemistry |
| NS | Nerve strands |
| ECM | Extra-cellular matrix |
| SMC | Smooth muscle cells |
| LP | Lamina Propria |
| IR | Immunoreactivity |
| PDGFRα | Platelet derived growth factor receptor-α |
| EC | Epithelial cells |
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