Certain tissue types, such as bone and shell, are much more likely to be preserved in the fossil record than others, owing to their mineralized and thus relatively refractory nature. Soft tissues, ...
Researchers have found one of the oldest and most detailed fossils of the central nervous system yet identified, from a crustacean-like animal that lived more than 500 million years ago. The fossil, ...
The ENS is essential for gastrointestinal (GI) motility, secretion, blood flow, epithelial barrier permeability and fluid exchange 1. Developmentally, the majority of the ENS arises from vagal NCCs ...