Abstract
The Enteric Nervous System (ENS) is constituted by myenteric and submucosal plexus, whose purpose is to maintain of gastrointestinal activities. It has been observed that there is a reduction of myenteric neurons following ischemia and reperfusion. ATP is considered a neurotransmitter, which P2X1 to P2X7 are receptors and have been described in the enteric neurons. The pannexins are a fam…