Apamin-sensitive and -insensitive components of inhibitory junction potentials in rat caecum: Role of nitric oxide

Journal of Autonomic Pharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 183-189

  Serio, R ^a   Mule F ^a   Postorino, A ^a   Vetri, T ^a   Bonvissuto, F ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e dello Sviluppo   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; ARGININE; CIBACRON BLUE F3GA; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PURINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SURAMIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CECUM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

EID: 0029988258     PISSN: 01441795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-8673.1996.tb00421.x     Document Type: Article

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