Nitric oxide-donating compounds and cyclic gmp depress the spontaneous contractile activity of the isolated rabbit jejunum

Pharmacology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 109-113

  Izzo, Angelo A ^a   Mascolo, Nicola ^a   Maiolino, Piera ^a   Capasso, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyclic GMP; Intestinal motility; Jejunum; Methylene blue; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; OXYHEMOGLOBIN; SODIUM NITRITE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; JEJUNUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0029815679     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: 14230313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000139421     Document Type: Article

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