Increase in the number and volume of myenteric neurons in the adult rat

M G Giacobini Robecchi; M Cannas; G Filogamo

doi:10.1016/0736-5748(85)90058-9

Increase in the number and volume of myenteric neurons in the adult rat

Int J Dev Neurosci. 1985;3(6):673-5. doi: 10.1016/0736-5748(85)90058-9.

Authors

M G Giacobini Robecchi¹, M Cannas, G Filogamo

Affiliation

¹ Istituto di Anatomia Umana Normale, Universita di Torino, C.so M. D'Azeglio 52, 10126 Torino, Italy.

PMID: 24875113
DOI: 10.1016/0736-5748(85)90058-9

Abstract

In response to enhanced functional activity, only the larger neurons of the myenteric plexus incorporate thymidine. Their number, too, is increased. This phenomenon is not accompanied by proliferation.