interstitial cells of Cajal

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Cell
gptkbp:analyzes electron microscopy
gptkbp:are_essential_for_the_function_of the gastrointestinal system
gptkbp:are_implicated_in intestinal motility disorders
gptkbp:are_important_for_the_coordination_of peristaltic waves
gptkbp:are_important_for_the_integration_of neural signals in the gut
gptkbp:are_important_for_the_maintenance_of intestinal homeostasis
gptkbp:are_involved_in_the_generation_of slow waves in the gut
gptkbp:are_involved_in_the_pathophysiology_of chronic constipation
gptkbp:are_involved_in_the_response_to mechanical stimuli.
gptkbp:are_known_to_express various ion channels
gptkbp:are_located_between muscle layers
gptkbp:are_part_of gptkb:enteric_nervous_system
gptkbp:associated_with smooth muscle cells
gptkbp:can_create gptkb:c-Kit
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:diabetes
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:mesenchymal_stem_cells
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Santiago_Ramón_y_Cajal
gptkbp:function pacemaker activity
gptkbp:has_role intestinal motility disorders
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label interstitial cells of Cajal
gptkbp:influence peristalsis
enteric reflexes
gptkbp:interacts_with gptkb:Cell
gptkb:enteric_nervous_system
gptkbp:involved_in slow wave generation
gptkbp:is_affected_by gptkb:disease
stress
aging
medications
surgical interventions
gptkbp:is_characterized_by spindle-shaped morphology
gptkbp:is_essential_for coordinating muscle contractions
normal gastrointestinal function
gptkbp:is_found_in myenteric plexus
submucosal layer
gptkbp:is_influenced_by hormonal signals
neurotransmitters
dietary factors
gptkbp:is_involved_in tumorigenesis
gastric emptying
gptkbp:is_recognized_by immunohistochemistry
gptkbp:is_regulated_by intestinal blood flow
gptkbp:is_studied_in gastrointestinal cancers
gastroenterology research
functional gastrointestinal disorders
gptkbp:is_targeted_at therapeutic interventions
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:ICC
gptkbp:location gastrointestinal tract
gptkbp:modulation gastrointestinal motility
gptkbp:role regulating gut motility
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:gastrointestinal_stromal_tumors
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6