AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 260, Issue 6 835-G841, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Electrophysiological properties of neurons in submucosal ganglia of guinea pig distal colon

T. Frieling, H. J. Cooke and J. D. Wood
Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210-1238.

Intracellular recording methods were used in vitro to study the electrophysiological behavior of neurons in ganglia of the submucosal plexus in the distal colon of the guinea pig. The results revealed subpopulations of submucosal ganglion cells that corresponded to the AH/type 2, S/type 1, type 3, and type 4 subpopulations found elsewhere in the intestine. Electrical behavior of colonic submucosal neurons differed from the myenteric plexus of the colon, rectum, and stomach and the small intestinal submucosal plexus mainly in the relative proportions of the different subpopulations. Regional differences in this respect may be a reflection of functional specialization in the diverse regions of the alimentary canal.

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