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Neuronal and Non-Neuronal Plasticity in the Rat Following Myenteric Denervation

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Brain Plasticity

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 429))

Abstract

The plasticity of the enteric nervous system in adulthood has always been a field of research of the greatest interest. Many experimental models have been developed, allowing to investigate the importance of the peripheral field of innervation in the control of growth and differentiation of enteric neurons during postnatal life (Filogamo, 1987; Filogamo and Cracco, 1995). Among those, we were particularly interested in the chemical ablation of the myenteric plexus by means of a cationic surfactant, benzalkonium chloride (BAC).

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Forensic Medicine, University of Torino, corso Massimo D’Azeglio 52, I-10126, Torino, Italy

    C. Cracco & G. Filogamo

  2. Urological Clinic, University of Torino, corso Dogliotti 14, I-10126, Torino, Italy

    C. Cracco

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  1. University of Torino, Torino, Italy

    Guido Filogamo

  2. University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA

    Antonia Vernadakis

  3. University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

    Fulvia Gremo

  4. Université Montpellier II, Montpellier, France

    Alain M. Privat

  5. University of California, Berkeley, California, USA

    Paola S. Timiras

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Cracco, C., Filogamo, G. (1997). Neuronal and Non-Neuronal Plasticity in the Rat Following Myenteric Denervation. In: Filogamo, G., Vernadakis, A., Gremo, F., Privat, A.M., Timiras, P.S. (eds) Brain Plasticity. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 429. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9551-6_12

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