Interstitial Cells of Cajal
"Interstitial Cells of Cajal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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c-Kit positive cells related to SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS that are intercalated between the autonomic nerves and the effector smooth muscle cells of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. Different phenotypic classes play roles as pacemakers, mediators of neural inputs, and mechanosensors.
| Descriptor ID |
D056885
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.620.124
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