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optogenetic approaches for gastrointestinal motility

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Thus, optogenetic approaches provide a novel means to examine the contribution of specific cell types to the regulation of motility patterns within complex multi-cellular systems.

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Claim 1addresses limitationsupports2022Source 1DOI PubMed

Indiscriminate Ca2+ dye loading lacked the ability to study activity in specific GI cell types without contamination from other cells in the preparation.

Claim 2biological rolesupports2022Source 1DOI PubMed

Ca2+ signalling in interstitial cells of Cajal is fundamental in GI muscles, contributing to sphincter tone, pacemaker activity in rhythmic muscles, and relaying enteric signals to smooth muscle cells.

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Optogenetic approaches provide a novel means to examine how specific cell types contribute to regulation of motility patterns in complex multicellular GI systems.