Anatomical and functional maturation of the mid-gestation human enteric nervous system

Abstract Immature gastrointestinal motility impedes preterm infant survival. The enteric nervous system controls gastrointestinal motility, yet it is unknown when the human enteric nervous system matures enough to carry out vital functions. Here we demonstrate that the second trimester human fetal e...

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Main Authors: Lori B. Dershowitz, Li Li, Anca M. Pasca, Julia A. Kaltschmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38293-z