Pharmacological evidence that nitric oxide may be a retrograde messenger in the enteric nervous system

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 428-432

  Yuan, S Y ^b   Bornstein, J C ^a   Furness, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

enteric nervous system; intestinal motility; neurotransmitters; Nitric oxide; peristaltic reflex

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NICARDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GUINEA PIG; INTERNEURON; MOTONEURON; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PERISTALSIS; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SMALL INTESTINE;

AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANIMAL; ARGININE; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GUINEA PIGS; IN VITRO; INTERNEURONS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MOTOR NEURONS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROTRANSMITTERS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0028871206     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1995.tb13244.x     Document Type: Article

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