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In a non-human primate model, aging disrupts the neural control of intestinal smooth muscle contractility in a region-specific manner

BACKGROUND: Incidences of gastrointestinal (GI) motility disorders increase with age. However, there is a paucity of knowledge about the aging mechanisms leading to GI dysmotility. Motility in the GI tract is a function of smooth muscle contractility, which is modulated in part by the enteric nervou...

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Autores principales: Tran, L, Greenwood-Van Meerveld, B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4077178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24548258
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nmo.12290