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. 2004 Oct;53(10):1546-7.

The enteric nervous system is not essential for the propulsion of gut contents in fetal mice

R B Anderson, H Enomoto, J C Bornstein, H M Young

The enteric nervous system is not essential for the propulsion of gut contents in fetal mice

R B Anderson et al. Gut. 2004 Oct.
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(A–C) Analysis of the presence and location of meconium in the hindgut of embryonic day 18.5 (E18.5) wild-type (+/+; n = 25), heterozygous (+/−; n = 39), and Ret null (−/−; n = 24) mice. There was no significant difference between the three groups in the number of meconium boluses in the post-caecal hindgut (A), length of the hindgut occupied by meconium (B), or distance from the caecum to the meconium (C) (one way ANOVAs; p>0.05). (D–F) Hindgut from E18.5 wild-type (D), heterozygous (E), and Ret null (F) mice. Meconium containing bile pigment is present in the caudal hindgut (asterisk) of mice of all three genotypes. A, anus; C, caecum; SI, small intestine. Scale bar = 1 mm.
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