Requirement of c-kit for development of intestinal pacemaker system

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				S. K. Sarna Are interstitial cells of Cajal plurifunction cells in the gut? Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol, February 1, 2008; 294(2): G372 - G390. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				H. Chen, T. Ordog, J. Chen, D. L. Young, M. R. Bardsley, D. Redelman, S. M. Ward, and K. M. Sanders Differential gene expression in functional classes of interstitial cells of Cajal in murine small intestine Physiol Genomics, November 14, 2007; 31(3): 492 - 509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				B. Lavoie, O. B. Balemba, M. T. Nelson, S. M. Ward, and G. M. Mawe Morphological and physiological evidence for interstitial cell of Cajal-like cells in the guinea pig gallbladder J. Physiol., March 1, 2007; 579(2): 487 - 501. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. I. Kotlikoff From genotype to phenotype and back J. Physiol., January 1, 2007; 578(1): 7 - 8. [Full Text] [PDF]

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				K. M. Sanders and S. M. Ward Interstitial cells of Cajal: a new perspective on smooth muscle function J. Physiol., November 1, 2006; 576(3): 721 - 726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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				K. Nakamura, E. Taguchi, T. Miura, A. Yamamoto, K. Takahashi, F. Bichat, N. Guilbaud, K. Hasegawa, K. Kubo, Y. Fujiwara, et al. KRN951, a Highly Potent Inhibitor of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinases, Has Antitumor Activities and Affects Functional Vascular Properties. Cancer Res., September 15, 2006; 66(18): 9134 - 9142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				F. Rossi, I. Ehlers, V. Agosti, N. D. Socci, A. Viale, G. Sommer, Y. Yozgat, K. Manova, C. R. Antonescu, and P. Besmer Oncogenic Kit signaling and therapeutic intervention in a mouse model of gastrointestinal stromal tumor PNAS, August 22, 2006; 103(34): 12843 - 12848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				G. Berrozpe, V. Agosti, C. Tucker, C. Blanpain, K. Manova, and P. Besmer A Distant Upstream Locus Control Region Is Critical for Expression of the Kit Receptor Gene in Mast Cells Mol. Cell. Biol., August 1, 2006; 26(15): 5850 - 5860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. W. Wegener, V. Schulla, A. Koller, N. Klugbauer, R. Feil, and F. Hofmann Control of intestinal motility by the Cav1.2 L-type calcium channel in mice FASEB J, June 1, 2006; 20(8): 1260 - 1262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. Wouters, A. D. Laet, L. V. Donck, E. Delpire, P.-P. van Bogaert, J.-P. Timmermans, A. de Kerchove d'Exaerde, K. Smans, and J.-M. Vanderwinden Subtractive hybridization unravels a role for the ion cotransporter NKCC1 in the murine intestinal pacemaker Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol, June 1, 2006; 290(6): G1219 - G1227. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. M. Ward, G. J. McLaren, and K. M. Sanders Interstitial cells of Cajal in the deep muscular plexus mediate enteric motor neurotransmission in the mouse small intestine J. Physiol., May 15, 2006; 573(1): 147 - 159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. Wouters, K. Smans, and J.-M. Vanderwinden WZsGreen/+: a new green fluorescent protein knock-in mouse model for the study of KIT-expressing cells in gut and cerebellum Physiol Genomics, August 11, 2005; 22(3): 412 - 421. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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				V. Remorgida, N. Ragni, S. Ferrero, P. Anserini, P. Torelli, and E. Fulcheri The involvement of the interstitial Cajal cells and the enteric nervous system in bowel endometriosis Hum. Reprod., January 1, 2005; 20(1): 264 - 271. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. Bellier, N. R. Da Silva, G. Aubin-Houzelstein, C. Elbaz, J.-M. Vanderwinden, and J.-J. Panthier Accelerated intestinal transit in inbred mice with an increased number of interstitial cells of Cajal Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol, January 1, 2005; 288(1): G151 - G158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				E. Li, P. Zhou, Z. Petrin, and S. M. Singer Mast Cell-Dependent Control of Giardia lamblia Infections in Mice Infect. Immun., November 1, 2004; 72(11): 6642 - 6649. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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				V. Agosti, S. Corbacioglu, I. Ehlers, C. Waskow, G. Sommer, G. Berrozpe, H. Kissel, C. M. Tucker, K. Manova, M. A.S. Moore, et al. Critical Role for Kit-mediated Src Kinase But Not PI 3-Kinase Signaling in Pro T and Pro B Cell Development J. Exp. Med., March 15, 2004; 199(6): 867 - 878. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				T. Ordog, D. Redelman, N. N. Horowitz, and K. M. Sanders Immunomagnetic enrichment of interstitial cells of Cajal Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol, February 1, 2004; 286(2): G351 - G360. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				T. Ordog, D. Redelman, L. J. Miller, V. J. Horvath, Q. Zhong, G. Almeida-Porada, E. D. Zanjani, B. Horowitz, and K. M. Sanders Purification of interstitial cells of Cajal by fluorescence-activated cell sorting Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, February 1, 2004; 286(2): C448 - C456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				P. R. Strege, Y. Ou, L. Sha, A. Rich, S. J. Gibbons, J. H. Szurszewski, M. G. Sarr, and G. Farrugia Sodium current in human intestinal interstitial cells of Cajal Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol, December 1, 2003; 285(6): G1111 - G1121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				A. Sibaev, H. Franck, J.-M. Vanderwinden, H.-D. Allescher, and M. Storr Structural differences in the enteric neural network in murine colon: impact on electrophysiology Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol, December 1, 2003; 285(6): G1325 - G1334. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. Nano, E. Battaglia, G. Gasparri, L. Dughera, P. A. Casalegno, G. Bellone, D. Tibaudi, C. Gramigni, M. Ferronato, L. Chiusa, et al. Decreased Expression of Stem Cell Factor in Esophageal and Gastric Mucosa After Esophagogastric Anastomosis for Cancer: Potential Relevance to Motility Ann. Surg. Oncol., August 1, 2003; 10(7): 801 - 809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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				K. Horiguchi, K. D. Keef, and S. M. Ward Distribution of interstitial cells of Cajal in tunica muscularis of the canine rectoanal region Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol, May 1, 2003; 284(5): G756 - G767. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]