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Cells > Muscle Cells > Interstitial Cells of Cajal

Preferred term

Interstitial Cells of Cajal  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Scope note

  • c-Kit positive cells related to SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS that are intercalated between the autonomic nerves and the effector smooth muscle cells of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. Different phenotypic classes play roles as pacemakers, mediators of neural inputs, and mechanosensors.

History note

  • 2010

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D056885

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