ENTERAMINE is the specific secretion or storage product of the typical enterochromaffin cells of the gastrointestinal mucosa of Vertebrata and Ascidia (hence the name ‘enteramine’), of the ...

Gut organoids mimic the stomach, small intestine, and colon in 3D. Learn how these lab-grown models are advancing digestive ...

Serotonergic enterochromaffin (EC) cells are sensory cells within the gut that detect noxious stimuli and transduce this information to sensory nerve fibers to elicit defensive responses such as ...

4 Ninety-five per cent of 5-HT is produced and released from the enterochromaffin cells within the epithelium of the GI tract. 5-HT localised to the GI tract is a key modulator of GI peristalsis.5 We ...

The first attempts to transplant islet cells to treat type 1 diabetes began half a century ago. Doctors then sought the pancreatic tissue of deceased donors from which islet-producing tissue was ...

The terms "intestinal barrier" and "intestinal permeability" describe two different aspects of the same anatomical structure, the intestinal wall composed of four layers, the mucosa, the submucosa ...

1 The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China 2 Key Laboratory of Brain Science, Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Organ Protection of Ministry of Education (In ...