Tachykinin NK(3) receptors are widely expressed in the mouse gastrointestinal tract but their functional role in enteric neuromuscular transmission remains unstudied in this species. We investigated the involvement of NK(3) receptors in cholinergic neurotransmission in the mouse stomach and small intestine.
Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Paediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerp, Belgium. joris.deman@ua.ac.be