Differences in the responses to purinergic nerve stimulation and applied ATP in the guinea-pig vas deferens

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 93-100

  Reilly, M J ^a   Hirst, G D S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

ATP; Guinea pig vas deferens; P2X purinoceptor; Purinergic nerve; Suramin

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; NIFEDIPINE; PURINE P2 RECEPTOR; SURAMIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAS DEFERENS; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NIFEDIPINE; SURAMIN; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0030040606     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1838(95)00105-0     Document Type: Article

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