Shigeko Torihashi

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

Sean M. Ward, Alan J. Burns, Shigeko Torihashi et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 1994 · 813 citations

Muscle Function, Mechanotransduction, Cellular Physiology +22

Interstitial cells of Cajal mediate inhibitory neurotransmission in the stomach.

Alan J. Burns, Alan Lomax, Shigeko Torihashi et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1996 · 519 citations · Full text

Gastrointestinal Pharmacology, Gastroenterology, Cytoskeleton +18

c-kit-Dependent development of interstitial cells and electrical activity in the murine gastrointestinal tract

Shigeko Torihashi, Sean M. Ward, Shin‐Ichi Nishikawa et al. · Cell and Tissue Research · 1995 · 398 citations

Interstitial Cells, Signal Transduction, Developmental Biology +12

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

Shigeko Torihashi, Katsuhide Nishi, Yoshiko Tokutomi et al. · Gastroenterology · 1999 · 296 citations · Full text

Interstitial Cells, Cell Physiology, Signal Transduction +13

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

Sean M. Ward, Alan J. Burns, Shigeko Torihashi et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology · 1995 · 241 citations

Cytoskeleton, Steel Mutants, Neurotransmission +22