Reviewer's report 
 Differential gene expression profile in the small intestines of mice lacking pacemaker Title: 
interstitial cells of Cajal
Authors: 
Yataro Daigo ( yd206@cam.ac.uk )
Dr Ichiro Takayama ( ichirot@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp )
Prof Bruce AJ Ponder ( bajp@mole.bio.cam.ac.uk )
Dr Carlos Caldas ( cc234@cam.ac.uk )
Sean M Ward ( sean@physio.unr.edu )
Kenton M Sanders ( kent@physio.unr.edu )
Masayuki A Fujino ( mfujino@res.yamanashi-med.ac.jp )
 2  11 Jun 2003 Version: Date: 
 Thilo Wedel Reviewer: 
 A paper whose findings are important to those with closely related research Level of interest: 
interests 
 Accept without revision Advice on publication: 
The paper in its present form is now acceptable for publication 
Minor comment: page 5, para 6, line 6: "The whole lumen of jejunum..." should be changed into 
"Jejunal segments were resected...", as a lumen per definition does not represent 
any tissue. 
Competing interests: 
None declared. 
Reviewer's report 
 Differential gene expression profile in the small intestines of mice lacking pacemaker Title: 
interstitial cells of Cajal
Authors: 
Yataro Daigo ( yd206@cam.ac.uk )
Dr Ichiro Takayama ( ichirot@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp )
Prof Bruce AJ Ponder ( bajp@mole.bio.cam.ac.uk )
Dr Carlos Caldas ( cc234@cam.ac.uk )
Sean M Ward ( sean@physio.unr.edu )
Kenton M Sanders ( kent@physio.unr.edu )
Masayuki A Fujino ( mfujino@res.yamanashi-med.ac.jp )
 2  11 Jun 2003 Version: Date: 
 Thilo Wedel Reviewer: 
 A paper whose findings are important to those with closely related research Level of interest: 
interests 
 Accept without revision Advice on publication: 
The paper in its present form is now acceptable for publication 
Minor comment: page 5, para 6, line 6: "The whole lumen of jejunum..." should be changed into 
"Jejunal segments were resected...", as a lumen per definition does not represent 
any tissue. 
Competing interests: 
None declared. 
Please review this paper.
user
Reviewer's report 
 Differential gene expression profile in the small intestines of mice lacking pacemaker Title: 
interstitial cells of Cajal
Authors: 
Yataro Daigo ( yd206@cam.ac.uk )
Dr Ichiro Takayama ( ichirot@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp )
Prof Bruce AJ Ponder ( bajp@mole.bio.cam.ac.uk )
Dr Carlos Caldas ( cc234@cam.ac.uk )
Sean M Ward ( sean@physio.unr.edu )
Kenton M Sanders ( kent@physio.unr.edu )
Masayuki A Fujino ( mfujino@res.yamanashi-med.ac.jp )
 2  11 Jun 2003 Version: Date: 
 Thilo Wedel Reviewer: 
 A paper whose findings are important to those with closely related research Level of interest: 
interests 
 Accept without revision Advice on publication: 
The paper in its present form is now acceptable for publication 
Minor comment: page 5, para 6, line 6: "The whole lumen of jejunum..." should be changed into 
"Jejunal segments were resected...", as a lumen per definition does not represent 
any tissue. 
Competing interests: 
None declared. 
assistant