PUBLICATION
Development of the zebrafish enteric nervous system
- Authors
- Shepherd, I., and Eisen, J.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-110523-2
- Date
- 2011
- Source
- Methods in cell biology 101: 143-160 (Chapter)
- Registered Authors
- Eisen, Judith S., Shepherd, Iain T.
- Keywords
- enteric nervous system, intestinal tract, goblet cell, gut motility, gut musculature, mucin
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Enteric Nervous System/embryology
- Enteric Nervous System/growth & development
- Enteric Nervous System/physiology*
- Gastrointestinal Motility/physiology
- Humans
- Zebrafish/embryology
- Zebrafish/growth & development
- Zebrafish/physiology*
- PubMed
- 21550442 Full text @ Meth. Cell. Biol.
Citation
Shepherd, I., and Eisen, J. (2011) Development of the zebrafish enteric nervous system. Methods in cell biology. 101:143-160.
Abstract
The enteric nervous system (ENS) is composed of neurons and glia that modulate many aspects of intestinal function. The ability to use both forward and reverse genetic approaches and to visualize development in living embryos and larvae has made zebrafish an attractive model in which to study mechanisms underlying ENS development. In this chapter, we review the recent work describing the development and organization of the zebrafish ENS and how this relates to intestinal motility. We also discuss the cellular, molecular, and genetic mechanisms that have been revealed by these studies and how they are providing new insights into human ENS diseases.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping