Inhibition of purinergic transmission by prostaglandin E1 and E2 in the guinea-pig vas deferens: An electrophysiological study

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 776-782

  Brock, James A ^a   Cunnane, Thomas C ^b  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ATP; Electrophysiology; Nerve terminal impulse; Neuroeffector transmission; Prejunctional inhibition; Prostaglandin E1; Prostaglandin E2; Sympathetic nerve terminals; Vas deferens

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PURINE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0029973088     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15467.x     Document Type: Article

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