C-kit receptor immunopositive interstitial cells (Cajal-type) in the porcine reproductive tract

Abstract Background Interstitial Cajal cells have been suspected as being the pacemaker cells of smooth muscle motor activity and discharging slow triggering waves in the gut as well as in other organs containing smooth muscles where they are known as interstitial Cajal-like cells (ICLC). The presen...

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Main Authors: Malgorzata Domino, Bartosz Pawlinski, Romuald Zabielski, Zdzislaw Gajewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Subjects:
Sow
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-017-0300-5