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Ganglia situated inside the same organ that they innervate are characteristically associated with the alimentary tract and constitute the ‘enteric nervous system’ (Langley, 1921). (Note 7.1) The intramural ganglia lie so close to their target tissues that they are directly exposed to the effects of the mechanical activity which they themselves control. Intramural ganglion neurons are therefore unique among the mammalian neurons in that they are exposed to enormous mechanical stress and deformation during the motor activity of the intestinal wall.
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© 1976 Giorgio Gabella
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Gabella, G. (1976). Intramural Ganglia. In: Structure of the Autonomic Nervous System. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5745-9_7
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