The inhibitory effects of α2-adrenoceptor agonists on gastrointestinal transit during croton oil-induced intestinal inflammation

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1649-1655

  Pol, Olga ^a   Valle, Lluis ^a   Ferrer, Isidre ^b   Puig, Margarita M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Gastrointestinal transit; Intestine; Peripheral inflammation; 2 adrenoceptors

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRIMONIDINE; CHARCOAL; CLONIDINE; CROTON OIL; EFAROXAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMAN CELL; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0030461570     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb16085.x     Document Type: Article

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