Specialised cells known as interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs), distributed in specific locations within the tunica muscularis of the gastrointestinal tract, serve as electrical pacemakers and mediators of enteric neurotransmission. Until recently, evidence to support a functional role of these cells has been, for the most part, indirect.
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