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Kenton M. Sanders is affiliated with the University of Nevada Reno in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific expertise in Gastroenterology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Sensory Systems, and Surgery.

The scientist's work encompasses a range of topics central to gastrointestinal and molecular studies, including:

  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Ion Channels and Receptors
  • Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
  • Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies

Kenton M. Sanders has a significant presence in scientific journals, frequently publishing in venues such as:

  • Gastroenterology
  • The Journal of Physiology
  • Cell Calcium
  • Scientific Reports
  • The FASEB Journal

Their recent papers include:

  • "Gastroparesis" (2021), published in Gastroenterology
  • "Serotonin Deficiency Is Associated With Delayed Gastric Emptying" (2021), published in Gastroenterology
  • "miR-10b-5p Rescues Diabetes and Gastrointestinal Dysmotility" (2021), published in Gastroenterology
  • "Ca2+ signaling driving pacemaker activity in submucosal interstitial cells of Cajal in the murine colon" (2021), published in eLife
  • "Colonic Motility Is Improved by the Activation of 5-HT2B Receptors on Interstitial Cells of Cajal in Diabetic Mice" (2021), published in Gastroenterology

The scientist frequently collaborates with fellow researchers, some of the prominent co-authors include:

  • Salah A. Baker
  • Bernard T. Drumm
  • Sang Don Koh
  • Sean M. Ward
  • Seungil Ro

Best Publications

  • A case for interstitial cells of Cajal as pacemakers and mediators of neurotransmission in the gastrointestinal tract.

    Kenton M. Sanders

  • Mutation of the proto‐oncogene c‐kit blocks development of interstitial cells and electrical rhythmicity in murine intestine.

    S M Ward;A J Burns;S Torihashi;K M Sanders

  • Nitric oxide as a mediator of nonadrenergic noncholinergic neurotransmission.

    K. M. Sanders;S. M. Ward

  • Interstitial cells of cajal as pacemakers in the gastrointestinal tract.

    Kenton M. Sanders;Sang Don Koh;Sean M. Ward

  • NG-nitro L-arginine methyl ester and other alkyl esters of arginine are muscarinic receptor antagonists.

    I. L. O. Buxton;D. J. Cheek;D. Eckman;D. P. Westfall

  • Interstitial cells of Cajal mediate inhibitory neurotransmission in the stomach.

    Alan J. Burns;Alan E. J. Lomax;Shigeko Torihashi;Kenton M. Sanders

  • Interstitial Cells of Cajal Mediate Cholinergic Neurotransmission from Enteric Motor Neurons

    Sean M. Ward;Elizabeth A. H. Beckett;XuanYu Wang;Fred Baker

  • Interstitial Cells: Regulators of Smooth Muscle Function

    Kenton M. Sanders;Sean M. Ward;Sang Don Koh

  • Expression of anoctamin 1/TMEM16A by interstitial cells of Cajal is fundamental for slow wave activity in gastrointestinal muscles

    Sung Jin Hwang;Peter J. A. Blair;Fiona C. Britton;Kate E. O’Driscoll

  • Tissue-dependent paired expression of miRNAs

    Seungil Ro;Chanjae Park;David Young;Kenton M. Sanders

  • Regulation of gastrointestinal motility—insights from smooth muscle biology

    Kenton M. Sanders;Sang Don Koh;Seungil Ro;Sean M. Ward

  • Remodeling of networks of interstitial cells of Cajal in a murine model of diabetic gastroparesis.

    Tamas Ördög;Ichiro Takayama;Wai Kwok T. Cheung;Sean M. Ward

  • Development and plasticity of interstitial cells of Cajal.

    Kenton M. Sanders;T. Ördög;S. D. Koh;S. Torihashi

  • Blockade of kit signaling induces transdifferentiation of interstitial cells of Cajal to a smooth muscle phenotype

    Shigeko Torihashi;Katsuhide Nishi;Yoshiko Tokutomi;Tetsuo Nishi

  • c-kit-dependent development of interstitial cells and electrical activity in the murine gastrointestinal tract.

    Shigeko Torihashi;Sean M. Ward;Shin-Ichi Nishikawa;Katsuhide Nishi

  • Invited Review: Mechanisms of calcium handling in smooth muscles

    Kenton M. Sanders

  • Pacemaking in interstitial cells of Cajal depends upon calcium handling by endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria

    S. M. Ward;T. Ördög;S. D. Koh;S. Abu Baker

  • Spontaneous electrical rhythmicity in cultured interstitial cells of Cajal from the murine small intestine

    Sang Don Koh;Kenton M. Sanders;Sean M. Ward

  • Interstitial cells of Cajal mediate enteric inhibitory neurotransmission in the lower esophageal and pyloric sphincters.

    Sean M. Ward;Gerard Morris;Lee Reese;Xuan-Yu Wang

  • Impaired development of interstitial cells and intestinal electrical rhythmicity in steel mutants

    S. M. Ward;A. J. Burns;S. Torihashi;S. C. Harney

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean M. Ward
Sean M. Ward University of Nevada Reno
Tamas Ordog
Tamas Ordog Mayo Clinic
William T. Gerthoffer
William T. Gerthoffer University of Nevada Reno
Nick J. Spencer
Nick J. Spencer Flinders University
Wei Yan
Wei Yan University of Nevada Reno
Joseph R. Hume
Joseph R. Hume University of Nevada Reno
Yataro Daigo
Yataro Daigo Shiga University of Medical Science
Masatoshi Hori
Masatoshi Hori University of Tokyo
John R. McCarrey
John R. McCarrey The University of Texas at San Antonio
Bruce A.J. Ponder
Bruce A.J. Ponder University of Cambridge

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