Sensory transduction in enteroendocrine cells

The sensing of luminal nutrients is a central function of the gut epithelium where enteroendocrine cells act as sensor cells to secrete hormones in response to the luminal contents. This thesis focuses on voltage gated ion channels and the transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily in I cells an...

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Main Author: Bircher, Jack
Published: King's College London (University of London) 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.628314