Evidence that nitric oxide mediates nonadrenergic non-cholinergic relaxation induced by GABA and electrical stimulation in the rat isolated duodenum

Journal of Autonomic Pharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 177-182

  Kaputlu, I ^a,b   Sadan G ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE DERIVATIVE; ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

EID: 0029856048     PISSN: 01441795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-8673.1996.tb00420.x     Document Type: Article

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