Neuronal constitutive nitric oxide synthase is involved in murine enteric inhibitory neurotransmission

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 8-13

  Mashimo, Hiroshi ^a   He, Xue D ^b   Huang, Paul L ^a   Fishman, Mark C ^a   Goyal, Raj K ^b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

ATP; inhibitory junction potential; smooth muscle; transgenic; VIP

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CONOTOXIN; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MEMBRANE POLARIZATION AND DEPOLARIZATION; MOUSE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STOMACH FUNDUS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0030015848     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI118781     Document Type: Article

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