Neuronal mediators of inhibitory junction potentials and relaxation in the guinea-pig internal anal sphincter

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 493, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 517-527

  Rae, Mark G ^a   Muir, Thomas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

6 ANILINO 5,8 QUINOLINEQUINONE; 8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; APAMIN; ATROPINE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; OXYHEMOGLOBIN; PHENTOLAMINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PURINE P2 RECEPTOR; SCAVENGER; SURAMIN; TETRODOTOXIN; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; ZAPRINAST;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MALE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030014172     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021400     Document Type: Article

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