However, total gut transit time was shorter in the MMφ-depleted irf8 mutants during development with a possible trend of less peristalsis (although not significant) ( Figure 6 ), implicating a modulating role for MMφ in the neural control of intestinal motility.
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Zebrafish harbor diverse intestinal macrophage populations including a subset intimately associated with enteric neural processes.
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