Serotonin augments gut pacemaker activity via 5-HT3 receptors.

Serotonin augments gut pacemaker activity via 5-HT3 receptors.

Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine: 5-HT) affects numerous functions in the gut, such as secretion, muscle contraction, and enteric nervous activity, and therefore to clarify details of 5-HT's actions leads to good therapeutic strategies for gut functional disorders. The role of interstitial cells...

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Main Authors: Hong-Nian Liu, Susumu Ohya, Yuji Nishizawa, Kenta Sawamura, Satoshi Iino, Mohsin Md Syed, Kazunori Goto, Yuji Imaizumi, Shinsuke Nakayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3174222?pdf=render

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