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| Anatomical terminology |
The enteric glia,enteric glial cells or EGCs are a population of neuroglial cells that populate the enteric nervous system. [1]
These cells are one of the major neural-crest-derived cell lineages, found throughout the gastrointestinal tract. The enteric glial cells play a variety of roles, such as modulating nociception (pain sensation), exerting immune functions, and coordinating gastrointestinal motility. [1] [2] [3] They are the largest glial population outside the brain, and considered "a key node of the gut-brain axis". [4]
