Nervous control of intestinal fluid transport: physiology and pathophysiology.
1. The enteric nervous system (10(8) neurones in man) consists of the myentric plexus, the submucosal plexus and other minor plexuses. Eighteen different chemicals are candidates for the role of neurotransmitters in the ENS. 2. The ENS together with the autonomic nervous system and the hormonal system controls gut epithelial transport systems.
D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D007422:Intestines / Q000294:innervation*