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Isolation of Enteric Glial Cells from the Submucosa and Lamina Propria of the Adult Mouse
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Segregating glial cells in the gut
Eve S Rowland1, Lincon A Stamp1, Marlene M Hao1
1Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.
Neuron
|March 19, 2026
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Enteric glia are key components of the nervous system, contributing to many aspects of gastrointestinal function. In this issue of Neuron, Muppirala and colleagues reveal that anatomical niches dictate enteric glial transcriptional identity, identifying Tacr3 as a specific marker for intraganglionic glia.
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