6-OHDA	6-hydroxydopamine hydrobromide
Adrb2	Beta-adrenergic receptor 2
Adrb3	Beta-adrenergic receptor 3
BMP-2	bone morphogenic protein-2
CCK	Cholecystokinin
CSF-1R	colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor
cSTX	chemical sympathectomy
ENS	enteric nervous system
FACS	fluorescence-activated cell sorting
GIT	gastrointestinal transit time
gSTX	genetic sympathectomy
IM	intestinal manipulation
i.p	Intraperitoneal
MMs	muscularis macrophages
MPO	myeloperoxidase positive cells
SNS	sympathetic nervous system
PNS	parasympathetic nervous system
POI	postoperative ileus
qPCR	quantitative polymerase chain reaction
STX	Sympathectomy
TH	tyrosine hydroxylase
sSTX	surgical sympathectomy