The Enteric Nervous System 30 Years Later
Nearly 30 years ago, a number of scientists working on the Enteric Nervous System (ENS) gathered at Flinders University, in Adelaide, Australia to discuss the advances and future of their research. It was a friendly and stimulating meeting, attended by mo
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Stuart Brierley Marcello Costa Editors
The Enteric Nervous System 30 Years Later
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Australian Neuroscience Society
Volume 891 Editorial Board: IRUN R. COHEN, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel ABEL LAJTHA, N.S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA JOHN D. LAMBRIS, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA RODOLFO PAOLETTI, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Stuart Brierley • Marcello Costa Editors
The Enteric Nervous System 30 Years Later
Editors Stuart Brierley Discipline of Medicine University of Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
Marcello Costa Department of Human Physiology School of Medicine Flinders University Adelaide, SA, Australia
ISSN 0065-2598 ISSN 2214-8019 (electronic) Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ISBN 978-3-319-27590-1 ISBN 978-3-319-27592-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-27592-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016935070 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Introduction to the ENS II 2014, 30 Years Later
Nearly 30 years ago a number of scientists working on the Enteric Nervous System (ENS) gathered at Flinders to discuss the advances and future of their research. A photograph (see below, Fig. 1) captured the friendly and stimulating meeting attended by most of the major players in what was to become the new discipline of ‘neurogastroenterology’. This first meeting was small, but very successful, and involved all of the leading researchers in the field of enteric neuroscience from across the world. The reason for the meeting’s success was that its entire purpose focused on discussing methodological strategies and unresolved issues in the field. At that tim
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