Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Lorenz Studer
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-66148 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Fattahi Faranak F Steinbeck Julius A JA Kriks Sonja S Tchieu Jason J Zimmer Bastian B Kishinevsky Sarah S Zeltner Nadja N Mica Yvonne Y El-Nachef Wael W Zhao Huiyong H de Stanchina Elisa E Gershon Michael D MD Grikscheit Tracy C TC Chen Shuibing S Studer Lorenz L
Nature 20160210 7592
The enteric nervous system (ENS) is the largest component of the autonomic nervous system, with neuron numbers surpassing those present in the spinal cord. The ENS has been called the 'second brain' given its autonomy, remarkable neurotransmitter diversity and complex cytoarchitecture. Defects in ENS development are responsible for many human disorders including Hirschsprung disease (HSCR). HSCR is caused by the developmental failure of ENS progenitors to migrate into the gastrointestinal tract, ...[more]