Enteric nervous system manifestations of neurodegenerative disease
Chalazonitis, Alcmène, and Meenakshi Rao. 2018. “Enteric Nervous System Manifestations of Neurodegenerative Disease”. Brain Res 1693 (Pt B): 207-13.
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Enteric nervous system development: what could possibly go wrong?
Rao, Meenakshi, and Michael Gershon. 2018. “Enteric Nervous System Development: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?”. Nat Rev Neurosci 19 (9): 552-65.
Advances in Enteric Neurobiology: The "Brain" in the Gut in Health and Disease
Kulkarni, Subhash, Julia Ganz, James Bayrer, Laren Becker, Milena Bogunovic, and Meenakshi Rao. 2018. “Advances in Enteric Neurobiology: The ‘Brain’ in the Gut in Health and Disease”. J Neurosci 38 (44): 9346-54.
Exploring the Potential of RET Kinase Inhibition for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Preclinical Investigation in Rodent Models of Colonic Hypersensitivity
Russell, John, Ehsan Mohammadi, Casey Ligon, Anthony Johnson, Michael Gershon, Meenakshi Rao, Yuhong Shen, et al. 2019. “Exploring the Potential of RET Kinase Inhibition for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Preclinical Investigation in Rodent Models of Colonic Hypersensitivity”. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 368 (2): 299-307.
An increasingly complex view of intestinal motility
Rao, Meenakshi. 2020. “An Increasingly Complex View of Intestinal Motility”. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 17 (2): 72-73.
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Lab Alumni (subsequent or current position) Former postdoctoral fellows Svetlana Sabel, M.D. (Attending Physician, St. Barnabas Medical Center) Laurence Feinstein, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, Drexel University School of Medicine) Alain Marc Guillem Del Angel, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral fellow, University...
The bowel and beyond: the enteric nervous system in neurological disorders
Rao, Meenakshi, and Michael Gershon. 2016. “The Bowel and Beyond: The Enteric Nervous System in Neurological Disorders”. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 13 (9): 517-28.
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The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is unique among other organs because it has its own intrinsic nervous system that can function largely independently to regulate a variety of digestive and metabolic functions. This enteric nervous system (ENS) is large, complex, and an important component of the gut...