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4-aminopyridine- and dendrotoxin-sensitive potassium channels influence excitability of vagal mechano-sensitive endings in guinea-pig oesophagus.

scientific article

A composite fibre optic catheter for monitoring peristaltic transit of an intra-luminal bead

scientific article published on 30 November 2015

A fibre optic catheter for simultaneous measurement of longitudinal and circumferential muscular activity in the gastrointestinal tract

scientific article published on 01 April 2011

A teaching module on irritable bowel syndrome

scientific article published on 01 October 2005

Activation of intestinal spinal afferent endings by changes in intra-mesenteric arterial pressure.

scientific article

All together now: from pacemakers to gastric peristalsis

scientific article published on 12 January 2006

Ascending excitatory neural pathways modulate slow phasic myogenic contractions in the isolated human colon

scientific article published on 01 May 2013

Characterization of Esophageal Physiology Using Mechanical State Analysis

scientific article published on 17 February 2016

Characterization of projections of longitudinal muscle motor neurons in human colon

scientific article published on 29 July 2019

Characterization of putative interneurons in the myenteric plexus of human colon

scientific article published on 24 August 2020

Characterizing colonic motility in children with chronic intractable constipation: a look beyond high-amplitude propagating sequences.

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Cholinergic and nitrergic interneurones in the myenteric plexus of the human colon.

scientific article published on July 2002

Clinical trial: the impact of cyclooxygenase inhibitors on gastrointestinal recovery after major surgery - a randomized double blind controlled trial of celecoxib or diclofenac vs. placebo.

scientific article published on 20 August 2009

Colonic motor abnormalities in slow transit constipation defined by high resolution, fibre-optic manometry.

scientific article published on 3 January 2015

Comparison of extrinsic efferent innervation of guinea pig distal colon and rectum

scientific article published on 01 June 2006

Conscious voiding during bladder obstruction in guinea pigs correlates with contractile activity of isolated bladders.

scientific article published on 10 August 2015

CrossTalk opposing view: 5-HT is not necessary for peristalsis

scientific article published on 01 August 2015

Efficacy and safety of low-dose celecoxib in reducing post-operative paralytic ileus after major abdominal surgery

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Extrinsic Sensory Innervation of the Gut: Structure and Function.

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Extrinsic primary afferent signalling in the gut ⬇️

scientific article published on February 26, 2013

Functional GABAB receptors are present in guinea pig nodose ganglion cell bodies but not in peripheral mechanosensitive endings.

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High-resolution colonic motility recordings in vivo compared with ex vivo recordings after colectomy, in patients with slow transit constipation.

scientific article published on 9 June 2016

Identification of medium/high-threshold extrinsic mechanosensitive afferent nerves to the gastrointestinal tract.

scientific article published on 05 March 2009

Imaging activation of peptidergic spinal afferent varicosities within visceral organs using novel CGRPα-mCherry reporter mice.

scientific article published on 22 September 2016

Inference of mechanical states of intestinal motor activity using hidden Markov models

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Insights into the mechanisms underlying colonic motor patterns

scientific article published on 15 March 2016

Long range synchronization within the enteric nervous system underlies propulsion along the large intestine in mice

scientific article published on 10 August 2021

Major classes of sensory neurons to the urinary bladder

scientific article published on 03 April 2006

Mechanisms of mechanotransduction by specialized low-threshold mechanoreceptors in the guinea pig rectum.

scientific article published on 2 June 2005

Memories and Promises of the Enteric Nervous System and Its Functions.

scientific article

Neural mechanisms of peristalsis in the isolated rabbit distal colon: a neuromechanical loop hypothesis.

scientific article published on 16 April 2014

Neurally mediated propagating discrete clustered contractions superimposed on myogenic ripples in ex vivo segments of human ileum

scientific article published on 13 November 2014

Neurochemical characterization of extrinsic nerves in myenteric ganglia of the guinea pig distal colon

scientific article published on 10 December 2014

Neurogenic and myogenic motor activity in the colon of the guinea pig, mouse, rabbit, and rat.

scientific article published on 19 September 2013

Neurogenic and myogenic motor patterns of rabbit proximal, mid, and distal colon

scientific article published on May 3, 2012

Neurogenic and myogenic patterns of electrical activity in isolated intact mouse colon.

scientific article published on 18 April 2017

Neuromechanical factors involved in the formation and propulsion of fecal pellets in the guinea-pig colon.

scientific article published on 6 August 2015

New insights into neurogenic cyclic motor activity in the isolated guinea-pig colon.

scientific article published on 26 April 2017

Predicting the activation states of the muscles governing upper esophageal sphincter relaxation and opening.

scientific article published on 14 January 2016

Prolonged pudendal nerve terminal motor latency is associated with decreased resting and squeeze pressures in the intact anal sphincter.

scientific article published in November 2013

Properties of the major classes of mechanoreceptors in the guinea pig bladder.

scientific article published on 4 October 2007

Quantification of in vivo colonic motor patterns in healthy humans before and after a meal revealed by high-resolution fiber-optic manometry.

scientific article published on 11 August 2014

Quantification of subclasses of human colonic myenteric neurons by immunoreactivity to Hu, choline acetyltransferase and nitric oxide synthase

scientific article published on 01 February 2007

Rectal intraganglionic laminar endings are transduction sites of extrinsic mechanoreceptors in the guinea pig rectum.

scientific article published in September 2003

Regional variation in the neurochemical coding of the myenteric plexus of the human colon and changes in patients with slow transit constipation.

scientific article published on 25 July 2008

Synaptic activation of putative sensory neurons by hexamethonium-sensitive nerve pathways in mouse colon

scientific article published on 21 September 2017

TNBS-induced inflammation modulates the function of one class of low-threshold rectal mechanoreceptors in the guinea pig

scientific article published on 28 August 2008

Temporal relationships between wall motion, intraluminal pressure, and flow in the isolated rabbit small intestine

scientific article published on 30 December 2010

Upper esophageal sphincter mechanical states analysis: a novel methodology to describe UES relaxation and opening

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Video-based spatio-temporal maps for analysis of gastric motility in vitro: effects of vagal stimulation in guinea-pigs.

scientific article published in December 2002

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