The Enteric Nervous System

1. Memories and Promises of the Enteric Nervous System and Its Functions
Marcello Costa

2. A Personal Perspective on the Development of Our Understanding of the Myogenic Control Mechanisms of Gut Motor Function
Jan D. Huizinga

3. Enteric Inhibitory Neurotransmission, Starting Down Under
Kenton M. Sanders

4. Spatio-Temporal Mapping and the Enteric Nervous System
Grant W. Hennig

5. Development of Neural Activity in the Enteric Nervous System: Similarities and Differences to Other Parts of the Nervous System
Marlene Hao

6. ENS Development Research Since 1983: Great Strides but Many Remaining Challenges
Heather M. Young, Lincon A. Stamp, Sonja J. McKeown

7. Extrinsic Sensory Innervation of the Gut: Structure and Function
Simon Brookes, Nan Chen, Adam Humenick, Nick J. Spencer, Marcello Costa

8. Ageing and Gastrointestinal Sensory Function
Christopher Keating, David Grundy

9. Altered Ion Channel/Receptor Expression and Function in Extrinsic Sensory Neurons: The Cause of and Solution to Chronic Visceral Pain?
Stuart Brierley

10. Purinergic Signalling in the Gut
Geoffrey Burnstock

11. Is There a Role for Endogenous 5-HT in Gastrointestinal Motility? How Recent Studies Have Changed Our Understanding
Nick J. Spencer, Damien J. Keating

12. Enteric neuropathies: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Roberto Giorgio, Francesca Bianco, Rocco Latorre, Giacomo Caio, Paolo Clavenzani, Elena Bonora

13. Postnatal Development of the Mouse Enteric Nervous System
Jaime Pei Pei Foong

14. G Protein-Coupled Receptor Trafficking and Signalling in the Enteric Nervous System: The Past, Present and Future
Daniel P. Poole, Nigel W. Bunnett

15. The Intrinsic Reflex Circuitry of the Inflamed Colon
Gary M. Mawe, Keith A. Sharkey

16. Integrated Neural and Endocrine Control of Gastrointestinal Function
John B. Furness

17. Enteric Neurobiology: Discoveries and Directions
Jackie D. Wood

18. Advanced 3D Optical Microscopy in ENS Research
Pieter Berghe

19. Excitability and Synaptic Transmission in the Enteric Nervous System: Does Diet Play a Role?
Paul P. Bertrand, Kate E. Polglaze, Hui Chen, Shaun L. Sandow, Anna Walduck, Trisha A. Jenkins, Rebecca L. Bertrand, Alan E. Lomax, Lu Liu

20. Recording In Vivo Human Colonic Motility: What Have We Learnt Over the Past 100 Years?
Phil G. Dinning

Nyckelord: Biomedicine, Neurosciences, Gastroenterology