Interstitial cells of Cajal outside gastrointestinal tract:distribution and fuction
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4203.2011.02.015
- VernacularTitle:Cajal间质细胞在胃肠道外分布及其功能的研究进展
- Author:
Xin GE
;
Xishan WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Interstitial cells of Cajal;
Urogenital system;
Cardiovascular system
- From:
International Journal of Surgery
2011;38(2):120-124
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
It has been fully studied about interstitial cells of Cajal in gastrointestinal tract,and in recent years these cells are discovered in other tissues and organs,such as urinary system,cardiovascular system,reproductive system,liver,pancreas and mammary gland.The criterion and process reported by some authors are reliable for invesgating these cells,and can be helped to study the distribution and function of these cells outside gastrointestinal tract.It is showed that the fuction of interstitial cells of Cajal exsited in urinary organs seems to be related with the spontaneous rhythmic contraction of smooth muscle,while in heart seems to cause atrial fibrillation in humans,but the poteinal fuctions of interstitial cells of Cajal in other tissues and organs have not been revealed.
